inboard
Toward the centerline
Inboard describes something positioned toward the center of a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft, as opposed to the outer edge.
An inboard motor is mounted inside a boat's hull rather than hanging off the stern.
The term extends to aircraft and automobiles: the inboard engine, inboard brakes.
As an adverb, it indicates direction toward the centerline: Slide inboard to make room.
Road's painted midpoint marker
- amidshipsAt a vessel's center
- interiorInside area or region
- innerSituated further in
- hullOuter covering or frame
keel · beam · belowdecks · midship · internal · enclosed · protected · mounted
Large pleasure vessel
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- runaboutLight vehicle for errands
- cabin-cruiserMotorboat with living accommodations
speedboat · vessel · hull · stern · bow · deck · helm · cockpit
Energy-to-motion converter
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
diesel · gasoline · transmission · thrust · torque · powerplant · fuel · cooling
centerline
Road's painted midpoint marker
hull · keel · beam · belowdecks · midship · internal · enclosed · protected · mounted · housed
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- runaboutLight vehicle for errands
cabin-cruiser · speedboat · vessel · hull · stern · bow · deck · helm · cockpit · transom
motor
Energy-to-motion converter
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
horsepower · diesel · gasoline · transmission · thrust · torque · powerplant · fuel · cooling · exhaust
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, jets, rockets
- oarsblade, shaft, handle, collar, loom
- boat enginestrolling motor, sterndrive, direct drive, hybrid drive, Mercury
- boatingboat, ferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran