Definitions for inboard

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inboard in·board

Spelling: [in-bawrd, -bohrd]

IPA: /ˈɪnˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Inboard is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 259 anagrams from letters in inboard (abdinor).

Definitions for inboard

noun

1. an inboard motor.
2. a boat equipped with an inboard motor.

adverb

1. inside or toward the longitudinal axis or center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc. Compare outboard (def 4).

adjective

1. located nearer the longitudinal axis or center, as of an airplane:
2. located inside a hull or aircraft:
3. (of a motorboat) having the motor inboard.

Origin of inboard

First recorded in 1840-50; orig. phrase in board

Examples for inboard

With great exertions, however, the spars and sails were saved, and got inboard.

At any moment the Captain might give the order to bring it inboard.

On the inboard side of this passage six non-watertight doors opened on to as many iron ladders leading down to the boiler-rooms.

The deck details shown are the results of reconstruction of the inboard works.

"She is safe; draw us inboard," he shouted, buffeting the waves with one arm, the other encircling her with a firm grasp.

It was a lot worse when the boys reached me in the boat an hauled me inboard.

If you only get the right sort, it is good for everything, inboard and outboard.

Around and around they flew, all inboard guns trained on the enemy.

At last Lambert got his friend on the edge, and tumbled him inboard.

Not a boat in davits; the whole fleet docked, inboard, on skids!