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OUTBOARD MOTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
Synonyms:
outboard; outboard motor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("outboard motor" is a kind of...):
ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)
Meronyms (parts of "outboard motor"):
screw; screw propeller (a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air)