on board
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
On or in (a means of transportation).
adj
adj
Agreeing or supporting.
intj
The stereotypical cry of pirates when boarding a ship for close quarters combat.
Example Sentences
- "On board his boat were various firearms but not much food."
- "Even when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too."
- "There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place."
- "Is that new teammate properly on board yet?"
- "It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management team on board."
- "Without management on board, the project has little chance of success."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
on board ! (canonical)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
get on board with
tread the boards