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Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.

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  1. a. & adv. Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.
  2. a. & adv. From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.
  3. adj. located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft
  4. 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.
  5. Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite ofoutboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.
  6. r:31/j:69 a. located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft