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onboard

Pronunciation: /ɒnˈbɔːd/

The English word “onboard” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.
  2. Being a part of, being included in, participating in.

adverb

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

verb

  1. To become a part of a group; (transitive) to incorporate (someone) into a group.
  2. To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.

noun

  1. A feed, video, image, etc., taken of a vehicle's situation, from a position that is on the vehicle.

Etymology

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

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