on board

Idioms  

1. Joining in or participating, as in The department head addressed the new employees, saying “Welcome on board,” or The opera company has a new vocal coach on board to help the soloists. This expression alludes to being on or in a vessel, airplane, or other vehicle. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]

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on board

Romanian authorities said there were 10 Ukrainian and three Azerbaijani crew on board.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some financial advisers aren’t fully on board with the idea of bringing in individuals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Its $9.5 million “power and energy” proposal promised cutting-edge research on how to distribute the limited power on board a ship between multiple energy-intense systems, like radars, lasers and rail guns.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

A spokesperson told the AFP news agency there were 51 passengers and six crew members on board the jet.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Shackleton and the rest of the men on board Endurance were tortured by indecision: they were all patriotic subjects of a country heading into war, and yet they all now burned to voyage south.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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