inboard

[ in-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈɪnˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

adjective

located nearer the longitudinal axis or center, as of an airplane: the inboard section of a wing.
located inside a hull or aircraft: a motorboat with an inboard engine.
(of a motorboat) having the motor inboard.

adverb

inside or toward the longitudinal axis or center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc. Compare outboard(def 4).

noun

an inboard motor.
a boat equipped with an inboard motor.

Origin of inboard

First recorded in 1840–50; orig. phrase in board

Words nearby inboard

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British Dictionary definitions for inboard

inboard
/ (ˈɪnˌbɔːd) /

adjective

(esp of a boat's motor or engine) situated within the hull Compare outboard (def. 1)
situated between the wing tip of an aircraft and its fuselage an inboard engine

adverb

towards the centre line of or within a vessel, aircraft, etc