onboard

adjective

on·​board ˈȯn-ˈbȯrd How to pronounce onboard (audio)
ˈän-
: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders

Examples of onboard in a Sentence

The car comes with an onboard computer.
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The bus, which was built to carry 42 passengers but had around 60 people onboard, left Garhwal in the Himalayas for the town of Ramnagar — approximately 120 miles south of Garhwal. Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 No further incident occurred, and the victim's wounds were treated by a doctor who was onboard, the FBI said. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 That was until someone in her camp thought a Gen X candidate should use the Boomer playbook and, Gen Z would be onboard with it. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 When the boat was first abandoned, a kayak was onboard. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for onboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of onboard was in 1958

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“Onboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboard. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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