outboard engine

UK: /ˈaʊtbɔːd ˈɛn(d)ʒɪn/

Definition

Definition of outboard engine - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

boats

TECH.

motor fixed on the back of a small boat to push it forward

TECH.

He tilted the outboard engine up before pulling the boat onto shore.
The old outboard engine sputtered and died halfway across the lake.
She serviced the outboard engine before the start of the fishing season.

impassable

impenetrable

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Expressions with outboard

outboard motor

detachable engine for boat propulsion

The fisherman installed an outboard motor on his boat.

Expressions with engine

kill the engine

turn off a vehicle's engine

He decided to kill the engine and take a break.

flood the engine

cause too much fuel in an engine

He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.

gun the engine

accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully

He gunned the engine and sped away.

engine of destruction

powerful machine designed to cause damage

The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.

engine trouble

problems with an engine causing malfunction

The car stopped due to engine trouble.

fire engine

vehicle equipped for firefighting

The fire engine rushed to the burning building..

get the engine running

start the engine of a vehicle

He managed to get the engine running after several attempts.

search engine

online tool helping people find information on the internet

I used a search engine to find the answer.

run the engine

make an engine work, usually by starting and keeping it going

The mechanic will run the engine to check for strange noises.

engine failure

situation where an engine stops working

The plane had to land due to engine failure.

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French:moteur hors-bord, ...
German:Außenbordmotor, ...
Italian:motore fuoribordo, ...
Spanish:motor fuera borda, ...
Portuguese:motor de popa, ...
Chinese:舷外机, ...
Japanese:船外機, ...
Arabic:مُحَرِّكٌ خارِجِيٌّ, ...
Hebrew:מָנוֹעַ חִיצוֹן, ...
Russian:подвесной мотор, ...
Ukrainian:підвісний двигун, ...
Hindi:आउटबोर्ड मोटर, ...
Bengali:আউটবোর্ড ইঞ্জিন, ...
Catalan:motor fora borda, ...
Czech:přívěsný motor, ...
Danish:påhængsmotor, ...
Dutch:buitenboordmotor, ...
Greek:εξωλέμβια μηχανή, ...
Hungarian:csónakmotor, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាស៊ីនទូកខាងក្រៅ, ...
Korean:선외기, ...
Persian:موتور خارج از بدنه, ...
Polish:silnik zaburtowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):motor de popa, ...
Romanian:motor de bord exterior, ...
Swedish:utombordsmotor, ...
Thai:เครื่องยนต์นอกเรือ, ...
Turkish:dıştan takma motor, ...
Vietnamese:động cơ gắn ngoài, ...

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