inboard

Definition of Inboard in English :

1. inboard

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

Example Sentences:
'the inboard flaps on the wing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inboard

adjective

1.

(esp of a boat's motor or engine) situated within the hull

Compare outboard (sense 1)

2.

situated between the wing tip of an aircraft and its fuselage

an inboard engine

adverb

3.

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

adverb, adjective

1.

inside the hull or bulwarks of, or toward the center of, a ship or boat

2.

close or closer to the fuselage or hull of an aircraft

3. Mechanics

toward the inside

noun

4.

a boat with the motor mounted inboard

adj.

1. Nautical Within the hull or toward the center of a vessel.

2. Relatively close to the fuselage of an aircraft: the inboard engines.

n.
Nautical

A motor mounted inside the hull of a boat.