Thesaurus results for INBOARD

inboard

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Recent Examples of inboard Post-impact fire consumed the majority of the fuselage and the inboard wing sections. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 As for propulsion, the Forte 47 is available with either inboards or outboards. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025 Vessels with inboard gasoline engines also must have a proper ventilation system and a backfire flame arrestor to reduce the risk of explosion. — Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 The challenging design required exhaust valves mounted inboard and intake valves outboard, the opposite of the tens of millions of standard V-8 engines produced over the last century. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010 See All Example Sentences for inboard

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Authorities said Floros was struck by the boat’s outboard engine propellers, resulting in the partial amputation of his left leg and significant injury to the right ankle, per the outlet.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Vision Marine says the design targets everyday situations where owners and service crews need to reposition an outboard before launch or after returning to shore.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

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Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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American builder Cigarette Racing Team was founded by powerboat mogul Don Aronow in 1969 and grew to prominence in the Miami Vice era.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
The 6,500-seat stadium on Virginia Key opened in 1963 and was once a major South Florida destination for powerboat racing, concerts and community events.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerboat

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The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
The journey from the airport by sleek wooden motorboat must be one of the most spectacular transfers in the world.

— Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of motorboat

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And to explore the surroundings, the schooner has a sailing dinghy and bicycles prepped and ready for its passengers.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dinghy

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Christened Invision, the 328-footer is designed as a rugged, bluewater cruiser with a superyacht’s style, comfort, and finish.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Independence Police Officer Matthew Arnold was driving the cruiser that hit May’s vehicle, according to McCoy.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cruiser

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Matt Steven stepped into the booth at the start of 2026, having already coached New Zealand’s 49er skiff crew to an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The teen told White that his brother was still under the skiff at the time of his rescue, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

And in May of last year, 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema was killed after an alligator tipped her out of her canoe.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Among them was a 61-year-old woman tipped out of her canoe by an alligator in 2025 and an 85-year-old widow who was dragged out of her backyard by an alligator while walking her dog in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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