shipboard

[ ship-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. Archaic.
   1. the deck or side of a ship.
   2. the situation of being on a ship.

adjective

1. done, conducted, or designed for use aboard ship, especially during an ocean voyage:

   a shipboard romance; a shipboard telephone.

shipboard

/ ˈʃɪpˌbɔːd /

noun

1. modifier taking place, used, or intended for use aboard a ship

   a shipboard encounter

2. on shipboard
   on shipboard on board a ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipboard¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; late Middle English shipbord; replacing Middle English shipesbord; ship ¹, board,

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on shipboard, aboard a seagoing vessel.

Example Sentences

Some data came from shipboard measurements of artificial light in the water.

From Science News For Students

Occasionally it does raise its head as they have BBC, MSNBC and Fox News on shipboard TV.

From Washington Blade

Off the coast of Vietnam, a shipboard catastrophe cut short your chances to soar in combat.

From The Daily Beast

With him they were soon on the intimate terms of shipboard—terms that commit one to nothing in the future when land is reached.

From Project Gutenberg

Although they had talked upon shipboard, this was the first time they had been en tête-à-tête.

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The Guards had much improved in health during their sojourn on shipboard, and were in good spirits and condition.

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Somehow there are barriers and conventionalities that one cannot break, for all the vaunted "freedom of shipboard."

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He had about thirty miles to walk, and carried near five stone weight of goods, which he did not choose to put on shipboard.

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