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• Inboard — In board , a. & adv. 1. (Naut.) Inside the line of a vessel s bulwarks or hull; the opposite of {outboard}; as, an inboard engine; an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) From without inward; toward the inside; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inboard — I. adverb Date: 1830 1. inside the line of a ship s bulwarks or hull 2. toward the center line of a vehicle or craft (as a ship or aircraft) II. adjective Date: 1847 1. located inboard < an inboard engine > < an inboard spoiler …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inboard — /in bawrd , bohrd /, adj. 1. located nearer the longitudinal axis or center, as of an airplane: the inboard section of a wing. 2. located inside a hull or aircraft: a motorboat with an inboard engine. 3. (of a motorboat) having the motor inboard …   Universalium

• inboard — Of aircraft components: Inward from the airfoil tip; close to the fuselage or hull, such as an inboard aileron (one situated on the inner wing between flaps, or in lieu of flaps), inboard engine, inboard rudder, inboard station, etc …   Aviation dictionary

• inboard-outboard — /in bawrd owt bawrd , in bohrd owt bohrd /, adj. 1. Also, outdrive, stern drive. (of a motorboat) having an inboard engine connected to a maneuverable outboard drive shaft unit. n. 2. an inboard outboard motor. 3. a boat equipped with such a… …   Universalium

• inboard-outboard — /in bawrd owt bawrd , in bohrd owt bohrd /, adj. 1. Also, outdrive, stern drive. (of a motorboat) having an inboard engine connected to a maneuverable outboard drive shaft unit. n. 2. an inboard outboard motor. 3. a boat equipped with such a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Inboard motor — An inboard motor is a marine propulsion system for boats. As opposed to an outboard motor where an engine is mounted outside of the hull of the craft, an inboard motor is an engine enclosed within the hull of the boat, usually connected to a… …   Wikipedia

• inboard — /ˈɪnbɔd/ (say inbawd) adjective 1. (of the engine of a motorboat) located within the boat usually about amidships, driving a propeller by a shaft passing through a gland at the stern. Compare outboard, inboard outboard. 2. within the hull or… …  

• inboard — in|board [ˈınbo:d US bo:rd] adj inside a boat inboard motor/engine →↑outboard motor …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inboard — [[t]ɪ̱nbɔː(r)d[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An inboard motor or engine is inside a boat rather than attached to the outside. Ant: outboard …   English dictionary

• inboard-outboard — /ˌɪnbɔd ˈaʊtbɔd/ (say .inbawd owtbawd) adjective (of the engine of a motorboat) located within the boat but driving the propeller by shafting and gearing within metal arms pivoted to the stern of the boat. Compare inboard, outboard …