on board

1. Lit. aboard (on or in) a ship, bus, airplane, etc. Is there a doctor on board? We have a sick passenger. When everyone is on board, we will leave.

2. Fig. employed by someone; working with someone. Our company has a computer specialist on board to advise us about the latest technology. Welcome to the company, Tom. We're all glad you're on board now.

See also: board

References in classic literature	?		Idioms browser	?		Full browser	?
"One gets jolly good dinners on board these ships," remarked one of our band. Falk - A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph View in context I was among the number, but when after strolling about for some time we lighted a fire and sat down to enjoy the repast which we had brought with us, we were startled by a sudden and violent trembling of the island, while at the same moment those left upon the ship set up an outcry bidding us come on board for our lives, since what we had taken for an island was nothing but the back of a sleeping whale. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context The officers on board shared the opinion of their chief. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context	on a par with on a pedestal on a power trip on a roll on a shoestring on a silver platter on a slippery slope on a string on a tangent on a tight leash on a wing and a prayer on account on account of on active duty on again, off again on all fours on an empty stomach on an even keel on any account on approval on automatic pilot on balance on behalf of on bended knee on best behavior on board on borrowed time on Broadway on call on campus on case on cloud nine on coat-tails on consignment on course on credit on cue on dangerous ground on dead center on deathbed on deck on demand on doorstep on duty on earth on easy street on edge on end on everyone's lips on feet on file	On Basis Of on beam ends on beam ends on beam ends on behalf on behalf on behalf on behalf on behalf of on behalf of on behalf of on behalf of On Behalf of a Corporation to be Incorporated on behalf of someone On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research on bended knee on bended knee on bended knee on bended knee on bended knee on bended knees on bended knees on bended knees on bended knees on bended knees on berth on best behavior On Beta-Testing On Beyond Zebra On Blocks on board On Board Air On Board Bike Cameras On Board Computer On Board Control Procedure On Board Credit On Board Device On Board Diagnostic Computer On Board Diagnostics On Board Diagnostics South Africa On Board Doppler Compensation On Board Elapsed Time On Board Electronic Warfare Simulator On Board Experiential Marketing On Board Home On Jam On Board Inert Gas Generating System On Board Leader On Board Ocean Bill of Lading On Board Parking Attendant On Board Performance Monitoring and Alerting On Board Quantity On Board Spares On Board Spares Listing On Board Track On Jam On Board Video

References in classic literature

Idioms browser

Full browser

"One gets jolly good dinners on board these ships," remarked one of our band.

Falk - A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph View in context

I was among the number, but when after strolling about for some time we lighted a fire and sat down to enjoy the repast which we had brought with us, we were startled by a sudden and violent trembling of the island, while at the same moment those left upon the ship set up an outcry bidding us come on board for our lives, since what we had taken for an island was nothing but the back of a sleeping whale.

The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context

The officers on board shared the opinion of their chief.

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context

On Basis Of
on beam ends
on beam ends
on beam ends
on behalf
on behalf
on behalf
on behalf
on behalf of
on behalf of
on behalf of
on behalf of
On Behalf of a Corporation to be Incorporated
on behalf of someone
On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research
on bended knee
on bended knee
on bended knee
on bended knee
on bended knee
on bended knees
on bended knees
on bended knees
on bended knees
on bended knees
on berth
on best behavior
On Beta-Testing
On Beyond Zebra
On Blocks

on board

On Board Air
On Board Bike Cameras
On Board Computer
On Board Control Procedure
On Board Credit
On Board Device
On Board Diagnostic Computer
On Board Diagnostics
On Board Diagnostics South Africa
On Board Doppler Compensation
On Board Elapsed Time
On Board Electronic Warfare Simulator
On Board Experiential Marketing
On Board Home On Jam
On Board Inert Gas Generating System
On Board Leader
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
On Board Parking Attendant
On Board Performance Monitoring and Alerting
On Board Quantity
On Board Spares
On Board Spares Listing
On Board Track On Jam
On Board Video