onboard

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UK/ɒnˈbɔːd/Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard/ɔnˈboːd/US/ɑnˈbɔɹd/US/ɔnˈbɔɹd/

adjective

Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.

“James is onboard as a production manager.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveonboard (not comparable)

alternative on-board

  1. not comparableCarried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.

    Swinging onto the Treherbert branch under the new OLE, the train's onboard Passenger Information Screens announce we have entered a 'no alcohol' zone. That doesn't seem to help, as some of the passengers who joined us earlier seem 'well oiled' already.

    2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48
    1 more example

    “We are aware that there has been an unauthorized release of video footage from flight deck cameras onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) of the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred Jan. 24, in the South China Sea. There is an ongoing investigation into both the crash and the unauthorized release of the shipboard video footage,” Cmdr. Zach Harrell, spokesperson for Commander, Naval Air Forces, said in an email.

    2022 February 7, Brad Lendon, Ivan Watson, “Newly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2022
  2. broadlyfigurativelynot comparableBeing a part of, being included in, participating in.

    James is onboard as a production manager.

    1 more example

    When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am.

adverbonboard (not comparable)

alternative on-board

  1. not comparableOn or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.
verbonboard (third-person singular simple present onboards, present participle onboarding, simple past and past participle onboarded)

present singular third person onboards · participle present onboarding · participle past onboarded · past onboarded · alternative on-board

  1. figurativelyTo become a part of a group; (transitive) to incorporate (someone) into a group.

    It's easiest to onboard and offboard employees if you have a checklist to follow.

    2022, Audrey O'Shea, Jeff T. Parker, CompTIA A+ Complete Practice Tests […] , John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
  2. figurativelyTo begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.
nounonboard (plural onboards)

plural onboards · alternative on-board

  1. artsA feed, video, image, etc., taken of a vehicle's situation, from a position that is on the vehicle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board.

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Translations

Finnish laivassa, autossa
  • laivassacarried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
  • autossacarried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
  • mukanabeing a part of
German Bord-, onboarden
  • Bord-carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
  • onboardenverb
Greek ενσωματωμένος
  • ενσωματωμένος (ensomatoménos)being a part of

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

onboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onboard

MLA

“onboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onboard.

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