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onboard.

Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɒnˈbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈboːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈbɔɹd//ɔnˈbɔɹd/
  1. Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.

    not-comparable
  2. Being a part of, being included in, participating in.

    broadly · figuratively · not-comparable
    When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am.
    James is onboard as a production manager.
Where this word comes from

on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board.

adv/ɒnˈbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈboːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈbɔɹd//ɔnˈbɔɹd/
  1. On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board.

verb/ɒnˈbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈboːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈbɔɹd//ɔnˈbɔɹd/
  1. To become a part of a group; (transitive) to incorporate (someone) into a group.

    figuratively
  2. To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board.

noun/ɒnˈbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ɔnˈboːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ɑnˈbɔɹd//ɔnˈbɔɹd/
  1. A feed, video, image, etc., taken of a vehicle's situation, from a position that is on the vehicle.

Where this word comes from

on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board.

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