: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
Examples of onboard in a Sentence
The car comes with an onboard computer.
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First, Singapore Airlines is renowned in the airline space for its onboard service—something the couple had dreamed of experiencing for years.
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Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The onboard crew had no specialist knowledge or spare parts, according to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Seven ships will convene near Celebration Key on July 4, 2026, the cruise line’s new private destination in the Bahamas, while three others will meet up near Ensenada, Mexico – each with its own onboard festivities.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The bike's onboard radars already supported adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
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Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The onboard crew had no specialist knowledge or spare parts, according to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Seven ships will convene near Celebration Key on July 4, 2026, the cruise line’s new private destination in the Bahamas, while three others will meet up near Ensenada, Mexico – each with its own onboard festivities.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The bike's onboard radars already supported adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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