on board
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1
: aboard
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: in support of a particular objective
needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass
: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
Examples of on board in a Sentence
Adjective
The car comes with an onboard computer.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Officials confirmed that all four children on board were wearing life jackets, police added.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Noise reduction tech helps pick up clear audio through its onboard mic.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
1 July 2026
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Phrase
This turned a great explorer into a great survivor, as the voyage went down in legend for the extraordinary escape by those on board and a heroically safe return.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Officials confirmed that all four children on board were wearing life jackets, police added.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Adjective
Unlike conventional monitoring methods that rely on detailed physical models, the new technique uses data from onboard sensors to detect subtle changes in how a system responds to disturbances.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Noise reduction tech helps pick up clear audio through its onboard mic.
—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
1 July 2026
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“On board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20board. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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