inboard

noun

Definition of inboardnext
as in outboard

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Recent Examples of inboard Post-impact fire consumed the majority of the fuselage and the inboard wing sections. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 As for propulsion, the Forte 47 is available with either inboards or outboards. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025 Vessels with inboard gasoline engines also must have a proper ventilation system and a backfire flame arrestor to reduce the risk of explosion. — Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 The challenging design required exhaust valves mounted inboard and intake valves outboard, the opposite of the tens of millions of standard V-8 engines produced over the last century. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010 See All Example Sentences for inboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inboard
  1. outboard
  2. pontoon
  3. powerboat
  4. motorboat
  5. dinghy
  6. cruiser
  7. skiff
  8. canoe
Noun
  • Vision Marine says the design targets everyday situations where owners and service crews need to reposition an outboard before launch or after returning to shore.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Half an hour north by five-horse outboard, McAree empties into Lac La Croix.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
Definition of outboard
Noun
  • Troopers say a 10-year-old girl fell off a tube being pulled by a pontoon driven by 45-year-old Jonathan McGrew of Manton.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Two other people who had been aboard the pontoon left before law enforcement arrived.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • This is Moskito’s newest baby, which has just fully opened with a series of swimming pools, a basketball court, its own 42-foot powerboat, a games room, and a vinyl record library, plus direct access to the beach.
    — Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • Combining sustainability with another niche – powerboat motorsport – could have been a recipe for disaster.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of powerboat
Noun
  • The incident follows the death of a 26-year-old woman after a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat collided with a smaller boat on Lake Michigan, leaving four injured.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another bystander eventually took a motorboat out to bring everyone ashore.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of motorboat
Noun
  • Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • Buttery defended that decision, saying an employee operating a cruiser or unmarked car has no expectation of privacy.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the first video shared by the cruiser, the woman can be seen aggressively scratching her foot with her hand before reaching to pick up her food and eat it.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of cruiser
Noun
  • Noe followed the sound of voices, moved the skiff toward a flickering in the church tower.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • Officials are asking anyone who has seen Sean Michael Cunningham or his canoe in the last few days to contact them immediately.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026
Definition of canoe

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