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 Translation for 'outboard motor' from English to Danish
NOUN   an outboard motor | outboard motors
SYNO outboard | outboard motor
naut.
outboard motor
påhængsmotor {fk}
motormotor {fk} [fx elmotor]
motor vehiclemotorkøretøj {n}
electric motorelektromotor {fk}
electric motorelmotor {fk}
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Usage Examples English
  • Inboard-Outboard (or stern drives) are a hybrid, with an engine block mounted within the hull linked to a pivotable lower drive unit which steers the craft, similar to an outboard motor.
  • The only thing seized by the attackers was a 15 hp outboard motor and some watches from the crew.
  • Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor.
  • Island resident Cameron Waterman invented the outboard motor and successfully tested his invention during February 1905 in the ice-filled Detroit River off the shore of Grosse Ile.
  • By the 1960s, Griffin's company had become the world's largest outboard motor dealership, and he also sold motorcycles.

  • A square-stern canoe is an asymmetrical canoe with a squared-off stern for the mounting of an outboard motor, and is meant for lake travel or fishing.
  • With the introduction of the outboard motor the "semi-dory" or "half-dory" was developed.
  • Military assault boats are small boats propelled by oars or an outboard motor and used to ferry dismounted infantry across water.
  • 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.
  • Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit.

  • Some propulsion systems are inherently steering systems. Examples include the outboard motor, the bow thruster, and the Z-drive.
  • The Boat ski is a shock absorbing system invented by Spede Pasanen for the bow of a small motorboat with a powerful outboard motor.
  • Often the transom is rigid, providing a location and structure for mounting an outboard motor.
  • The boat has a draft of [...] with the standard keel and may be fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.
  • The hull immediately started to leak because of the holes that had been cut in its rear to mount an outboard motor; the weight of the motor itself caused these holes to drop below the waterline.

  • The smallest boats may use a paddle; bigger ones may have oars; still others may employ an outboard motor, mounted on the transom; still others may have an inboard engine.
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