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onboard

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈɑːnbɔːrd/ · UK /ˈɒnbɔːd/

onboard means: Carried or used inside a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.

adjective

IN A VEHICLEB2

Carried or used inside a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.

  • The car has an onboard computer.
  • Passengers can enjoy onboard entertainment during the flight.
  • The ship’s onboard equipment measures water temperature.

Common phrases: onboard computer, onboard equipment, onboard entertainment

INVOLVED AND SUPPORTIVEB2

Involved in a plan or project and willing to support it.

  • Everyone is onboard with the plan.
  • We need the whole team onboard before we begin.
  • Are you fully onboard with these changes?

How to use it: be onboard with something (The manager is onboard with our proposal.)

Similar words: supportive, involved

Opposites: opposed

Common phrases: get someone onboard, onboard with something, fully onboard

adverb

ABOARD A VEHICLEB2

On or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.

  • Welcome onboard!
  • All passengers must remain onboard until the doors open.
  • We ate dinner onboard as the ship left the harbour.

Similar words: aboard, on board

Opposites: ashore

Common phrases: welcome onboard, come onboard, travel onboard, stay onboard

Questions about onboard

What does onboard mean?

Carried or used inside a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.

What is onboard in other languages?

Türkçe: araç içi · Español: de a bordo · Français: embarqué · Deutsch: bordeigen · Italiano: di bordo · 日本語: 搭載された

How do you pronounce onboard?

In American English /ˈɑːnbɔːrd/; in British English /ˈɒnbɔːd/.

How do you use onboard in a sentence?

The car has an onboard computer. Passengers can enjoy onboard entertainment during the flight.

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