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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inboard  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  inboard 
  adj  :  located  within  the  hull  or  nearest  the  midline  of  a  vessel 
  or  aircraft;  "the  inboard  flaps  on  the  wing"  [ant:  {outboard}] 




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