Inboard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Mech.) From without inward; toward the inside; as, the
        inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or
        return stroke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inboard
       adj : located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel
             or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing" [ant: {outboard}]