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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A detachable engine mounted on outboard brackets or on the stern of a boat.
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- noun A
detachable andpivotable propulsion unitfitted over thetransom of aboat , comprising anengine thatdrives apropeller .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
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