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Recent Examples of inboard
Post-impact fire consumed the majority of the fuselage and the inboard wing sections.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
As for propulsion, the Forte 47 is available with either inboards or outboards.
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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.
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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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
31 Mar. 2010
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
As for propulsion, the Forte 47 is available with either inboards or outboards.
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inboard
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Authorities said Floros was struck by the boat's outboard engine propellers, resulting in the partial amputation of his left leg and significant injury to the right ankle, per the Toronto Sun.
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That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.
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Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.
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But nature is the real reason people step on his pontoon.
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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.
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Combining sustainability with another niche – powerboat motorsport – could have been a recipe for disaster.
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French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
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The hotel also acquired a Riva motorboat, one of 18 of its kind in the world, that ferries guests on lake cruises before returning to the Carbone Riviera dock.
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When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies.
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Producers like Shungu, QThree, Mike Shabb, and Elsesser himself let their legato phrases repeat ad infinitum, gently bobbing like a dinghy in agitated waters.
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That cruiser then hit one of the troopers who was standing outside near the trailer.
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In one Facebook group, a cruiser argued that companies should be more upfront about the full cost of a trip.
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Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.
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After lunch, Bud and Stan took a canoe to explore a long draw of water in back of camp while Ed and I strung up the radio aerial and called Cache Lake.
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Is a canoe the most reliable mode of transport for getting to the World Cup in New Jersey?
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“Inboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inboard. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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