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Meaning of INBOARD

Pronunciation:  'in`bowrd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing"
 
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 Antonyms: outboard
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In"board`\, a. & adv.
1. (Naut.) Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull;
   the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the
   boom inboard.
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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