: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
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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.
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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
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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
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“Onboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboard. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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