: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
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The car comes with an onboard computer.
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Processing is handled by an onboard NVIDIA Jetson module running real-time transformer models for perception and planning.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
The company has designed a system that uses cameras and other sensors, along with an onboard computer running software to interpret that data, to drive trucks without human input.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
An onboard breakfast, lunch, and dinner is included.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
Huge efforts were made to reduce noise and vibration, thereby creating a pleasant onboard environment.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
The company has designed a system that uses cameras and other sensors, along with an onboard computer running software to interpret that data, to drive trucks without human input.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
An onboard breakfast, lunch, and dinner is included.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
Huge efforts were made to reduce noise and vibration, thereby creating a pleasant onboard environment.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onboard
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“Onboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboard. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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