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inboard

/ɪnˈbɔːɹd/

inboard adjective: situated within the hull of a vessel.

Adjective

inboard (not comparable)

  1. Situated within the hull of a vessel.
    Antonyms:
    outboard
  2. Positioned nearer to the centre line of a vessel.
    • The Airbus A380 only has thrust reversers on its inboard engines.
    Antonyms:
    outboard

Noun

inboard (plural inboards)

  1. An engine located within the hull of a ship.
    • Coordinate term: outboard
  2. A boat with such an engine.
    • Coordinate term: outboard

Verb

inboard (third-person singular simple present inboards, present participle inboarding, simple past and past participle inboarded)

  1. To discount a product in order to increase sales.

Examples of inboard in a sentence

  • A crosshaul connects to the sheet or clew and pulls the lead inboard.
  • Insert them one at a time in the oval hole located in the inboard front passenger-side framerail midway trhough the bend.
  • The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.

All 11 example sentences with inboard

Antonyms of inboard

Forms of inboard

Noun
pluralinboards
Verb
third-person singular presentinboards
present participleinboarding
past participleinboarded
pastinboarded

Questions about inboard

What does inboard mean?
Inboard means situated within the hull of a vessel.
What part of speech is inboard?
Inboard can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce inboard?
Inboard is pronounced /ɪnˈbɔːɹd/.

Words near inboard in the dictionary

  1. inblow
  2. inblowing
  3. inblowings
  4. inblown
  5. inblows
  6. inboard
  7. inboarded
  8. inboarding
  9. inboards
  10. inbond
  11. inborn

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