outboard

 
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtbɔːd/

adjective & adverb

  • 1on, towards, or near the outside of a ship or aircraft: [as adjective]: the outboard wing panels [as adverb]: the chart table faces outboard
  • [as adjective] (of a motor) portable and attachable to the outside of the stern of a boat.
  • 2 [as adjective] (of an electronic accessory) in a separate container from the device with which it is used: the computer resides in a single cabinet plus some outboard boxes for disk drives

noun

  • an outboard motor.
  • a boat with an outboard motor.

Phrases

outboard of

to the outside or on the far side of: the controls are placed just outboard of the wheel