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The new geophysical data, acquired using state-of-the-art shipboard sonar and published online earlier this year in Eos, span 2,500 kilometers of seabed.
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But few weddings were as impromptu — or as joyful — as the shipboard wedding that occurred on March 17, 1939, in Baltimore Harbor.
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Though the content of shipboard questionnaires has changed through the years, there’s usually a wealth of data to be found that will prove useful.
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Similarly, marine officers were more likely to be resented aboard a ship than others, because the marines were effectively naval police, enforcing shipboard discipline.
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First Known Use of shipboard
13th century
shipboard
Definition of shipboard
: existing or taking place on board a ship
Recent Examples of shipboard from the Web
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Book the promo by Aug. 31; the shipboard credit deal is ongoing.
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Paul Gauguin Cruises is offering shipboard credits on select South Pacific sailings departing December through March.
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In 2014, the Navy's Pacific Fleet sent an urgent request for advanced shipboard anti-ship missile jamming systems, citing an unidentified threat.
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McCarey plays the shipboard courtship for generous and tender laughs—the wryly staged first kiss is one of the sweetest in all cinema—but the comedy that follows on dry land is mostly inadvertent.
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By 1945, the company was the largest of the the port's four ceiling companies — the firm built wooden cases and frames to hold shipboard cargo below decks in cargo holds or on deck from shifting during long ocean voyages.
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After the cruise, we were offered a full refund for the cruise only, not including hotel and flights, to be taken as a voucher for a future cruise with Norwegian, plus a $1,000 credit that could have been taken as either shipboard credit or cash.
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But maritime lawyers who serve as safety advocates argue that the deployment of lifeguards is past due for an industry that aggressively markets shipboard vacations to adults who frequently take their children along for the ride.
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Plus, all of these except for the Caribbean sailings can add on one free perk: up to $400 in shipboard credit (per cabin), a drinks package, or prepaid gratuities.
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First Known Use of shipboard
1857
SHIPBOARD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of shipboard for English Language Learners
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: happening or existing on a ship
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