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How to use inboard in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Inboard means situated within the hull of a vessel. Example: “The Airbus A380 only has thrust reversers on its inboard engines.”

Examples of inboard by meaning

adjectivePositioned nearer to the centre line of a vessel.

  • The Airbus A380 only has thrust reversers on its inboard engines.

More sentences with inboard

  • A crosshaul connects to the sheet or clew and pulls the lead inboard.1996 December, “Changing the Lead for Speed”, in Yachting, volume 180, number 6, page 26. From the entry crosshaul
  • Insert them one at a time in the oval hole located in the inboard front passenger-side framerail midway trhough the bend.2019, Dale McIntosh, Rick Nelson, Chevelle Restoration and Authenticity Guide 1970-1972, CarTech, page 68. From the entry framerail
  • The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.1904, Jack London, chapter 39, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 319. From the entry awash
  • A thin chamfered tingle (A) was fitted to the outboard face of the largest board and a thicker example (B) to the inboard face.2000, Carole A. Morris, Craft, Industry and Everyday Life, page 2380. From the entry tingle
  • Note however the triangular shot-garlands for storing shot between each gun, and the two ringbolts inboard of each gun fastened to the binding-strakes.1986, Jean Boudriot, The Seventy-four Gun Ship: Fitting out the hull, page 60. From the entry shot-garland
  • A slot cut into the oarhole allowed the blade of the oar to pass through the oarhole so oars could be deployed entirely inboard of the ship.2016, William R. Short, Icelanders in the Viking Age. From the entry oarhole
  • The scavenge pump is designed to remove the last amounts of usable fuel from the CWT and pump it into the left inboard (No. 2) fuel tank.2000 August 23, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.6.2.2 747-100 Fuel Pump System Description”, in Aircraft Accident Report…. From the entry scavenge pump
  • If you don't have a second track for your headsail's lead, a second line, like a Barberhauler or crosshaul, can redirect a lead ourboard or inboard, respectively.1995 August, Tom Whidden, “The Magic of Black Magic”, in Yachting, volume 178, number 2, page 28. From the entry crosshaul
  • When flap and lag hinge inclination was introduced on the autogyro rotors, the inboard (flap) hinge was designated the “delta hinge,” and the outboard (lag) hinge designated the “alpha hinge.”2013, Wayne Johnson, Rotorcraft Aeromechanics, →ISBN, page 218. From the entry alpha hinge
  • This was to be achieved by increasing the number of Lotarev D-18T engines to 8 by podding the inboard pylons on each side to take two engines (see Fig. 7).2006, Journal of the British Interplanetary Society - Volume 59, page 130. From the entry pod

Meaning of inboard

  1. adjective Situated within the hull of a vessel.
  2. adjective Positioned nearer to the centre line of a vessel.
  3. noun An engine located within the hull of a ship.

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Questions about inboard in a sentence

How do you use inboard in a sentence?
Inboard is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “The Airbus A380 only has thrust reversers on its inboard engines.”
What is a short sentence with inboard?
“The Airbus A380 only has thrust reversers on its inboard engines.”
What does inboard mean?
Inboard means situated within the hull of a vessel.

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