onboard

• on-board

From on board, equivalent to on- +‎ board.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/

  (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): (Northern US or cot–caught merger) /ɑnˈboɹd/, /ɔnˈboɹd/

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒnˈbɔːd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d

onboard (not comparable)

1. Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.
   • 2022 February 7, Brad Lendon, Ivan Watson, “Newly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 March 2022:

     “We are aware that there has been an unauthorized release of video footage from flight deck cameras onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) of the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred Jan. 24, in the South China Sea. There is an ongoing investigation into both the crash and the unauthorized release of the shipboard video footage,” Cmdr. Zach Harrell, spokesperson for Commander, Naval Air Forces, said in an email.

   • 2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48:

     Swinging onto the Treherbert branch under the new OLE, the train's onboard Passenger Information Screens announce we have entered a 'no alcohol' zone. That doesn't seem to help, as some of the passengers who joined us earlier seem 'well oiled' already.

2. (by extension, figurative) Being a part of, being included in, participating in.

   When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am.

   James is onboard as a production manager.

onboard (not comparable)

1. On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.

onboard (third-person singular simple present onboards, present participle onboarding, simple past and past participle onboarded)

1. (figurative) To become a part of a group; to incorporate (someone) into a group.
   • 2022, Audrey O'Shea, Jeff T. Parker, CompTIA A+ Complete Practice Tests […] ‎^[2], John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

     It's easiest to onboard and offboard employees if you have a checklist to follow.

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

• offboard

• take on board

• Boronda, bradoon