: carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (such as a satellite or an automobile)
an onboard computer
onboard recorders
Examples of onboard in a Sentence
The car comes with an onboard computer.
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Always file a float plan: Let someone on shore know your trip details, including the operator’s name, passenger list, vessel description, registration number, and onboard communication equipment.
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Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Blue Ring's 2026 mission aims to demonstrate the spacecraft's capabilities while the onboard Owl sensor supports national security and commercial interests in space situational awareness.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 July 2025
The onboard communications include a Wi-Fi 6e antenna suite, 4G connectivity, and HAM radio systems to provide seamless, high-bandwidth communication during emergencies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Right now, scaling is inhibited by the presence of an onboard babysitter needed to prevent freak occurrences, like the recent case in which a monitor had to stop a Tesla from running a railroad crossing as a train was approaching.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 July 2025
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Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Blue Ring's 2026 mission aims to demonstrate the spacecraft's capabilities while the onboard Owl sensor supports national security and commercial interests in space situational awareness.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 July 2025
The onboard communications include a Wi-Fi 6e antenna suite, 4G connectivity, and HAM radio systems to provide seamless, high-bandwidth communication during emergencies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Right now, scaling is inhibited by the presence of an onboard babysitter needed to prevent freak occurrences, like the recent case in which a monitor had to stop a Tesla from running a railroad crossing as a train was approaching.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 July 2025
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“Onboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onboard. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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