/owt"bawrd', -bohrd'/ , adj.
1. located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
2. located farther from the center, as of an aircraft: the outboard end of a wing.
3. (of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.
adv.
4. outside or away from the center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc.: The sail swung outboard. Cf. inboard .
n.
5. an outboard motor.
6. a boat equipped with an outboard motor.
[ 1815-25; OUT- + BOARD ]