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outboard motor

out·board mo·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out-bawrd, -bohrd moh-ter]
    • /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd ˈmoʊ tər/
    • /ˈaʊtbɔːd ˈməʊtə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out-bawrd, -bohrd moh-ter]
    • /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd ˈmoʊ tər/

Definitions of outboard motor words

  • noun outboard motor a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat. 1
  • noun outboard motor engine attached to rear of a boat 1
  • noun outboard motor (on a boat) a portable engine, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the stern 0
  • noun outboard motor a portable gasoline engine with a propeller, mounted outboard on the stern of a boat to propel it 0
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Origin of outboard motor

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Outboard motor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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outboard motor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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