Thesaurus results for INBOARD

inboard

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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

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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

Come June, Winnipesaukee and its neighbors crowd with pleasure-cruisers in pontoon boats, sunbathers loll on every spare strip of sand, and the region’s small towns feel almost ludicrous in their quaint New England charms.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Jablonska was killed on July 25 when a triple-engine pontoon boat operated by 45-year-old Richard Stevenson of Lisle collided with her boat in a no-wake zone.

— Michelle Sproat, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of pontoon

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The 6,500-seat stadium on Virginia Key opened in 1963 and was once a major South Florida destination for powerboat racing, concerts and community events.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Strama, who owned the JS-Racing S-7 powerboat team at the time, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.

— David Goodhue August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerboat

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Today, the use of motorboats has made the hunt increasingly controversial, placing traditional subsistence practices at the center of debates about culture, livelihoods and marine conservation.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of motorboat

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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

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Scott Quigley, then embedded with the Middlesex DA’s office, crashed his cruiser into a wheelchair van in December 2023, injuring a man inside who died at the hospital a month later.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
The George Washington entered the Central Command theater with elements of its carrier strike group, including the cruiser USS Robert Smalls and destroyer USS Shoup.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cruiser

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Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Alas, the Launchpad’s crew did not respond to the request, and a nearby cruise ship came to the rescue instead, towing the skiff back to port.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

All tickets available for Oklahoma City’s softball and canoe slalom events were sold through for both drops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The project also includes adding new access points, fishing piers, canoe launches and more, said Roberto Valazquez.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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