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inboard

adjective · noun · verb

Simple meaning

Located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft.

Pronunciation

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inbawrd

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɪnbɔɹd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. nautical

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

    “The inboard flaps on the wing.”

  2. nautical

    Situated within the hull of a vessel.

  3. nauticalaviation

    Positioned nearer to the centre line of a vessel.

noun

  1. nautical

    An engine located within the hull of a ship.

verb

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

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient
Frequency
Rare
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft

Used this way, inboard is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a nautical use: it is standard at sea and largely unfamiliar ashore.

Heard in a sentence
“The inboard flaps on the wing.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Sailing/maritime
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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More ways to use inboard

  • “The inboard flaps on the wing.”adjective

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inboard motorinboard endinboard engineinboard sideinboard profileinboard winginboard edgeinboard joint

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Antonyms

Sense: located within the hull

outboard

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