inboard

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/ɪnˈbɔːɹd/

adjective

Situated within the hull of a vessel.

“Coordinate term: outboard”

Opposite
outboard
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Meanings

adjectiveinboard (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenauticalSituated within the hull of a vessel.

    Antonyms: outboard

  2. not comparableaeronauticsPositioned nearer to the centre line of a vessel.

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

    Antonyms: outboard

nouninboard (plural inboards)

plural inboards

  1. nauticalAn engine located within the hull of a ship.

    Coordinate term: outboard

  2. nauticalA boat with such an engine.

    Coordinate term: outboard

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

present singular third person inboards · participle present inboarding · participle past inboarded · past inboarded

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSituated within the hull of a vessel.

Opposite
outboard

adjectivePositioned nearer to the centre line of a vessel.

Opposite
outboard

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelocated within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft

Opposite
outboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish sisempi
  • sisempiwithin a ship
Swedish inombords
  • inombordswithin a ship

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DaniborBrodina
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inboard.

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