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

The electricity harvested from the vehicle skin can run onboard systems, recharge battery banks, and reduce the fuel needed for auxiliary generators. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Toby Haynes is onboard to executive produce and direct the series’ first episode. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Phrase

The treatment of those on board betrays that promise—and it is not limited to just this one ship on this one very long deployment. — Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

The pilot was the only person on board at the time, and no others were involved. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 Aug. 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