inboard
(adjective) located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; “the inboard flaps on the wing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inboard (not comparable)
(nautical) within a ship
nearer the hull (as opposed to outboard)
inboard (plural inboards)
an engine located within the hull of a ship
a boat with such an engine
inboard (third-person singular simple present inboards, present participle inboarding, simple past and past participle inboarded)
to discount a product in order to increase sales
• Danibor, bad iron, boardin'
Source: Wiktionary
In"board`, a. & adv.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
