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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnˌbɔːd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪnˌbɔrd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′bôrd′, -bōrd′)

in•board /ˈɪnˌbɔrd/USA pronunciation adj.

Naval Terms, Nauticallocated inside a hull or aircraft.
Naval Termslocated nearer the center, as of an airplane.

adv.

Naval Terms, Nauticalinside or toward the center of a machine, etc.

in•board (in′bôrd′, -bōrd′),USA pronunciation adj.

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

adv.

Naval Terms, Nauticalinside or toward the longitudinal axis or center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc. Cf. outboard (def. 4).

Nautical, Naval Termsan inboard motor.
Nautical, Naval Termsa boat equipped with an inboard motor.

origin, originally phrase in board 1840–50

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inboard /ˈɪnˌbɔːd/ adj

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

adv

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

'inboard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

outboard - powerboat - reef - speedboat - bitter end - companion ladder - deadman - inboard-outboard - inhaul - io - motorboat - outdrive - stern drive

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