Category:Inboard

In"board`, a. & adv.

1. (Naut.)

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

2. (Mech.)

Defn: From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.