boat engine
Watercraft propulsion system
A boat engine is a motor designed to propel watercraft, whether mounted inside the hull (inboard), on the stern (outboard), or as part of a combined unit (sterndrive).
The term covers everything from small trolling motors to massive diesel engines powering cargo ships.
The boat engine sputtered and died halfway across the lake.
- outboardExternal boat engine
- inboardWithin a vessel's hull
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
full throttle · throttle · marine · diesel · stern · hull · wake · roar · dead in the water · idle · sputter · fuel line · fuel · gasoline · mercury · two-stroke · four-stroke · spark plug
- enginesV8, turbine, outboard motor, electric motor, inline-six
- underwater soundswhale song, sonar ping, bubble, bubbles, gurgle
- power equipmentchainsaw, leaf blower, string trimmer, lawn mower, pressure washer