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See also:onboardandon-board

English

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Sailorson board the USSO'Kane.

Etymology

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Originally a literal reference to the wooden boards of the deck of a boat or ship.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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onboard

  1. On or in (ameans of transportation).
    On board his boat were various firearms but not much food.
    Even when I amon board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.
    • 1915,G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, inGossamer, New York, N.Y.:George H. Doran Company,→OCLC:
      There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being puton board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.

Adjective

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onboard (notcomparable)

  1. (idiomatic)Joining in orparticipating.
    Is that new teammate properlyon board yet?
  2. (idiomatic)Agreeing orsupporting.
    It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management teamon board.
    Without managementon board, the project has little chance of success.
    • 2021 February 17, Drachinifel, 20:52 from the start, inGerman Merchant Raiders of WW2 - Gentleman Raiders of the High Seas‎[1], archived fromthe original on4 December 2022:
      The ships' successes made Hitler quite the fan of them, and he supported the idea of more being converted and sent out soon. And so, with the Führeron board, albeit not literally, another six vessels were rapidly placed under conversion.
  3. (idiomatic) Intoitself oroneself.
    • 1991, David R. Lamb, Melvin H. Williams,Ergogenics: Enhancement of Performance in Exercise and Sport:
      Soccer players certainly tend not to take fluidson board.

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Translations

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on or in a means of transportation

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Interjection

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onboard!

  1. Thestereotypical cry ofpirates whenboarding a ship forclose quarters combat.

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