shipboard

1 of 2

noun

ship·​board ˈship-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce shipboard (audio)
1
: the side of a ship
2
: ship
met on shipboard

shipboard

2 of 2

adjective

: existing or taking place on board a ship

Examples of shipboard in a Sentence

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Noun
One of my favorite shipboard spaces was the Observation Lounge. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 The platforms tested included a supersonic cruise missile, a strategic cruise missile, an anti-aircraft missile and a 127mm shipboard automatic gun. David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
And then there’s the efficiency with which the shipboard lifestyle promotes a lively assortment of respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses. Curbed, 3 Mar. 2022 Interested in inverting the power dynamics between the superrich and those underpaid to serve them, Ostlund found de Leon’s transformation from shipboard housekeeping staffer to authoritative captain ashore to be searingly convincing. Carlos Aguilar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for shipboard

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipboard was in the 13th century

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“Shipboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipboard. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

shipboard

1 of 2 noun
ship·​board ˈship-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce shipboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: the side of a ship
2
: ship entry 1 sense 1
met on shipboard

shipboard

2 of 2 adjective
: existing or taken place on board a ship
a shipboard romance
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