Onboard Meaning
/ɒnˈbɔːd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCarried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.
adjBeing a part of, being included in, participating in.
Sentence Examples
He is onboard the ship.
Please say a prayer for those who were onboard.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company has a special program to ____ new employees during their first week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new software was installed ____ the spacecraft before the mission launch was approved.
Word Origin & History
on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company has a special program to ____ new employees during their first week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new software was installed ____ the spacecraft before the mission launch was approved.