Crossword clues for outboard motor
outboard motor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.
WordNet
n. internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat [syn: outboard]
Wikipedia
An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom. They are the most common motorized method of propelling small watercraft. As well as providing propulsion, outboards provide steering control, as they are designed to pivot over their mountings and thus control the direction of thrust. The skeg also acts as a rudder when the engine is not running. Unlike inboard motors, outboard motors can be easily removed for storage or repairs.
In order to eliminate the chances of hitting bottom with an outboard motor, the motor can be tilted up to an elevated position either electronically or manually. This helps when traveling through shallow waters where there may be debris that could potentially damage the motor as well as the propeller. If the electric motor required to move the pistons which raise or lower the engine is malfunctioning, every outboard motor is equipped with a manual piston release which will allow the operator to drop the motor down to its lowest setting.
Usage examples of "outboard motor".
The young agent had been working as he talked, checking the outboard motor, checking the connections to the gasoline tank, and pumping pressure into it.
He glanced at Giordino and caught the white blur of his friend's face and the slow nod as he stood poised to start the outboard motor.
His hands reached out and touched the fuel tank of the inflatable boat's outboard motor.
He climbed into the cockpit, swung the outboard motor down on its hinges and pulled at the starter rope.
Thomas Hudson heard the humming of the outboard motor, and looked across the bight at the dinghy coming out of the sunset.
Unarmed, wounded, and just plain worn out, he could only stand there helplessly as an outboard motor coughed into life.
Surely Lilah would have come out on the porch when she heard the outboard motor, if she was there.
In the distance he could hear the droning of an outboard motor: the Rescue Squad was getting close.
Skink leaned back, propping his shoulders against the plastic cowling of the outboard motor.
Next to the shelves what was evidently an outboard motor stood on a wooden stand, a tarp thrown over it like a hood.
Half-way between the Shangri~la and the shore I started up the outboard motor and made back towards the Shangri-la.
There's the big yellow inflatable behind you in the stern with a good outboard motor.
There were a couple of ship's boats on either side at the stem suspended in davits and an inflatable in yellow plastic with an outboard motor.
The only objects that seemed out of place were the upper cabin of a sailboat mounted on a rubber raft and a bathtub with an outboard motor mounted on one end.