inboardPronunciation: /ˈɪnbɔːd/Definition of inboard adverb & adjective within a ship, aircraft, or vehicle: [as adverb]:the spray was coming inboard now [as adjective]:the uncovered inboard engine towards the centre of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle: [as adverb]:move the clew inboard along the boom noun a boat’s engine housed inside its hull. a boat with an inboard engine. inboard in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of inboard in the US English dictionary