Inboard \In"board`\, a. & adv. 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.
inboard adj : located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing" [ant: {outboard}]