on board
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1
: aboard
2
: in support of a particular objective
needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass
: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
Examples of on board in a Sentence
Adjective
The car comes with an onboard computer.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Each car comes with onboard staff and can be booked between any origin or destination on Amtrak’s rail network.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
An onboard synthesizer manipulates a small set of core sounds to mimic everything from the roar of a jet plane to the flushing of a toilet through a little speaker in the Brick.
—New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2026
An onboard computer in a car will analyze inputs – from cameras and other sensors — break them down into steps and come up with solutions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International offer plenty of onboard entertainment for families with children, from go-karts to skydiving and surf simulators.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Each car comes with onboard staff and can be booked between any origin or destination on Amtrak’s rail network.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
An onboard synthesizer manipulates a small set of core sounds to mimic everything from the roar of a jet plane to the flushing of a toilet through a little speaker in the Brick.
—New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2026
An onboard computer in a car will analyze inputs – from cameras and other sensors — break them down into steps and come up with solutions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“On board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20board. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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