ALL meanings of on-board
on-board
O o - adjective on-board provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services. 1
- adjective on-board installed and functional within a vehicle or electronic device: onboard computers for aircraft. 1
- verb with object on-board to cover or close with boards (often followed by up or over): to board up a house; to board over a well. 1
- verb with object on-board to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, especially for pay: They boarded him for $50 a week. 1
- verb with object on-board to go on board of or enter (a ship, train, etc.). 1
- verb with object on-board to allow on board: We will be boarding passengers in approximately ten minutes. 1
- verb with object on-board to come up alongside (a ship), as to attack or to go on board: The pirate ship boarded the clipper. 1
- verb with object on-board Obsolete. to approach; accost. 1
- noun on-board a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness. 1
- noun on-board a flat slab of wood or other material for some specific purpose: a cutting board. 1
- noun on-board a sheet of wood, cardboard, paper, etc., with or without markings, for some special use, as a checkerboard or chessboard. 1
- noun on-board boards. Theater. the stage: The play will go on the boards next week. the wooden fence surrounding the playing area of an ice-hockey rink. a racing course made of wood, used especially in track meets held indoors: his first time running on boards. 1
- noun on-board Bookbinding. stiff cardboard or other material covered with paper, cloth, or the like to form the covers for a book. 1
- noun on-board Building Trades. composition material made in large sheets, as plasterboard or corkboard. 1
- noun on-board a table, especially to serve food on. 1
- noun on-board daily meals, especially as provided for pay: twenty dollars a day for room and board. 1
- noun on-board an official group of persons who direct or supervise some activity: a board of directors. 1
- noun on-board Nautical. the side of a ship. one leg, or tack, of the course of a ship beating to windward. 1
- noun on-board Railroads. a fixed signal or permanent sign regulating traffic. 1
- noun on-board a flat surface, as a wall or an object of rectangular shape, on which something is posted, as notices or stock-market quotations: a bulletin board. 1
- noun on-board surfboard. 1
- noun on-board Computers. Also called card, circuit board. a piece of fiberglass or other material upon which chips can be mounted to perform specific functions. plugboard (def 2). 1
- noun on-board Electronics. circuit board (def 2). 1
- noun on-board a switchboard. 1
- noun on-board Australian. the area of a woolshed where shearing is done. a crew of shearers working in a particular woolshed. sheep about to be sheared. 1
- noun on-board Obsolete. the edge, border, or side of anything. 1
- verb without object on-board to take one's meals, or be supplied with food and lodging at a fixed price: Several of us board at the same rooming house. 1
- verb without object on-board Ice Hockey. to hit an opposing player with a board check. 1
- idioms on-board across the board, Racing. betting on a horse or dog to finish first, second, or third, so that any result where a selection wins, places, or shows enables the bettor to collect. applying to or affecting every person, class, group, etc. 1
- idioms on-board go by the board, to go over the ship's side. to be destroyed, neglected, or forgotten: All his devoted labor went by the board. 1
- idioms on-board on board, on or in a ship, plane, or other vehicle: There were several movie stars on board traveling incognito. Baseball. on base: There were two men on board as the next batter came up. present and functioning as a member of a team or organization. Also, aboard. 1
- idioms on-board on the boards, in the theatrical profession: The family has been on the boards since grandfather's time. 1
- idioms on-board tread the boards. tread (def 22). 1