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adverb in·board \ ˈin-ˌbȯrd \

Definition of inboard

1 :inside the line of a ship's bulwarks or hull

2 :toward the center line of a vehicle or craft (such as a ship or aircraft)

Recent Examples of inboard from the Web

The crafts are classified as either outboard or inboard, depending on whether the engine is set.

— hasan dudar, Detroit Free Press, "Do they still float? Vintage racing boats come back to Detroit," 15 July 2017

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First Known Use of inboard

1830

inboard

adjective

Definition of inboard

1 :located inboard

an inboard engine

an inboard spoiler

2 of a boat :having an inboard engine

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Recent Examples of inboard from the Web

The four cars are missing inboard attachments and may not restrain an occupant in case of a crash.

— lisa marie segarra, Fortune, "Ford Just Issued Another Recall for Over 400,000 Cars," 30 June 2017
Another robot — this one supplied by Spanish engineering firm MTorres — will drill and fasten the rib posts and stiffeners to the spars — each of them 105 feet long, 6 feet wide at the inboard end and a foot wide at the outboard end.

— the seattle times, OregonLive.com, "Boeing revs up robots for 777X in Everett, signals that a 797 awaits," 9 June 2017
Another Electroimpact robot will drill and fasten the rib posts and stiffeners to the spars — each of them 105 feet long, 6 feet wide at the inboard end and a foot wide at the outboard end.

— dominic gates, The Seattle Times, "Boeing revs up robots for 777X in Everett factory, signals that a 797 awaits," 7 June 2017

First Known Use of inboard

1847

inboard

noun

Definition of inboard

:a boat with an inboard motor

Recent Examples of inboard from the Web

A standard preemptive safety assist (Mercedes calls it Pre-Safe Impulse Side) uses radar to detect an impending side impact and inflates the front seat’s outer bolster to push the passenger inboard, away from the door.

— eric stafford, Car and Driver, "2017 Mercedes-AMG E43," 21 June 2017
Inboard: Soquel, three openings, including community marketing manager.

— jondi gumz, The Mercury News, "Tech companies search for talent in Santa Cruz, Amazon hiring," 9 June 2017
The boat was a Somes Sound 26, a replica of a Newport launch, 26 feet long with a 240-horsepower Chrysler inboard engine.

— porter fox, New York Times, "Everything Is Different on an Island," 17 May 2016