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on·board

 (ŏn-bôrd′, ôn-)
adj.
1. Carried or used aboard a vehicle or vessel: onboard radar systems.
2. Participating in or supporting an effort: I contacted my sisters to make sure they were onboard before I booked the beach house for our vacation.
adv.
1. Onto a vehicle or vessel: "His 'semi-fiancée' came onboard at Cape Town" (Dale Peterson).
2. Into a state of participation of support for an effort: "If you were running one of the organization's programs or schools, you did everything you could to get the parents onboard" (Paul Tough).
prep.
Aboard: "the long hours onboard an aircraft on the way to some diplomatic engagement abroad" (Molly Worthen).
tr.v. on·board·ed, on·board·ing, on·boards
To introduce to a system or process: a human resources administrator who onboards new hires.
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onboard

adj
on a ship, train, aircraft, or spacecraft
adv
(Automotive Engineering) into or onto a moveable craft, esp a ship
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Comfortable closed shoes are recommended, such as trainers (rubber shoes), since you'll find yourself doing a lot of exploring on and offboard, or in the gym, working out those calories you've piled on while at sea or to make space for the sumptuous dinners.
Unveiling the plans earlier this summer, a Transport for West Midlands spokesman said: "The vehicles will offer passengers a level of service similar to a tram, with offboard ticketing, multiple-door boarding, wheelchair and pushchair access, free Wi-Fi, and air conditioning as well as travel information."
Unveiling the plans earlier this summer, a Transport for West Midlands spokesman said: "The vehicles will offer passengers a level of service and comfort similar to a tram, with offboard ticketing, multiple-door boarding, wheelchair and pushchair access, free Wi-Fi, and air conditioning as well as on-board audio visual announcements and travel information." Supporters argue that the scheme will also benefit many existing bus services, which will be able to use the new lanes.
Tolbert, "Vehicle-to-Grid Reactive Power Operation Using Plug-In Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Offboard Charger," IEEE Ind.
The core of the motor module was a powerful offboard actuation source and real-time sensing and control system.
Along with a dozen others, I waited at the dock for them to offboard, like actors standing by for the curtain to rise.
GE Aviation and AT&T (NYSE: T) Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are connecting the onboard and offboard portions of the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS) powered PlaneConnectHTM on the Gulfstream G500, G600, G650 and G650ER business jets, the companies said.
"Offboard" information provided by the web, or subelements of the web, is then viewed as an enhancer, but not necessary to employ weapons.
For electric flywheel energy storage, the offboard application to fast charging stations is more promising than the on-board counterpart, and the development trend is on introducing HTS material to the electric machine and magnetic bearing of the off-board FESS.
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