onboard

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adjective

on·​board ˈȯn-ˈbȯrd 

ˈän-

: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)

an onboard computer

onboard recorders

on board

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phrase

1

: aboard

2

: in support of a particular objective

needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass

Examples of onboard in a Sentence

Adjective

The car comes with an onboard computer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Operators deployed them in sequence before handing control to their onboard autonomous systems. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

The capsule failed to meet up with the orbiting lab, however; it got stranded in the wrong orbit after suffering problems with its onboard timing system. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Phrase

Sitting in one of the ship’s myriad bars and talking to strangers is one of the most interesting, and often lovely, things a person can do on board. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The commercial flight had 172 people on board, according to the airline, the majority of whom were Israeli. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for onboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword