inboard
Americanadjective
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located nearer the longitudinal axis or center, as of an airplane.
the inboard section of a wing.
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located inside a hull or aircraft.
a motorboat with an inboard engine.
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(of a motorboat) having the motor inboard.
adverb
noun
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an inboard motor.
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a boat equipped with an inboard motor.
adjective
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(esp of a boat's motor or engine) situated within the hull Compare outboard
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situated between the wing tip of an aircraft and its fuselage
an inboard engine
adverb
Etymology
Origin of inboard
First recorded in 1840–50; originally phrase in board
Example Sentences
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To compete with their inboard cousins, outboards had to become more powerful without adding so much weight that they threw off the boat’s balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A group of women in floral dresses puttered out to meet the Warrior on a bum-bum, an inboard motorboat.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
In December 1978, Yoko Ono gifted her husband with a brand-new Yamaha electric-acoustic piano, complete with a pair of microphones and inboard recording capabilities.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023
When Shane, who is from a boat-racing family, was 13 he was in Seattle for Seafair as his mom, Robin, who won an inboard championship, was in town for a racing convention.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
The sea would splash inboard perhaps, run down the deck.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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