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onboard

  • /ɒnˈbɔːd/ UK
  • /ɔnˈboːd/ Australia, British, New Zealand
  • /ɑnˈbɔɹd/ US
  • /ɔnˈbɔɹd/ US
  • /ɒnˈboəd/ Eastern New England, US
  • /ɔnˈboɾd/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

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

adjective on-board

  1. not comparable Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel. “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 th
  2. broadly, figuratively, not comparable Being a part of, being included in, participating in. When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am.

adverb on-board

  1. not comparable On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.

verb onboards · onboarding · onboarded · on-board

  1. figuratively To 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.
  2. figuratively To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.

Opposite: offboard

noun onboards · on-board

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aboard, boarding, shipborne, shipboard, ship, aircraft, submarine, flight, airborne, in-flight, vehicle, boarded, brink, board, packed, on-board

verb

Opposite: offboard

Translations

Every language

adj carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel

DeutschBord-

adj being a part of

Ελληνικάενσωματωμένος ensomatoménos

verb verb

Deutschonboarden

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Chicago

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@misc{onboard_2026,
  title = {onboard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onboard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}