Offboard vs. Onboard — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Offboard and Onboard
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Offboard
To alight, especially from public transit or an aircraft.
Onboard
Carried or used aboard a vehicle or vessel
Onboard radar systems.
Onboard
Participating in or supporting an effort
I contacted my sisters to make sure they were onboard before I booked the beach house for our vacation.
Onboard
Onto a vehicle or vessel
"His 'semi-fiancée' came onboard at Cape Town" (Dale Peterson).
Onboard
Into a state of participation of support for an effort
"If you were running one of the organization's programs or schools, you did everything you could to get the parents onboard" (Paul Tough).
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Onboard
Aboard
"the long hours onboard an aircraft on the way to some diplomatic engagement abroad" (Molly Worthen).
Onboard
To introduce to a system or process
A human resources administrator who onboards new hires.
Onboard
Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
Onboard
Being a part of, being included in, participating in
When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am.
James is onboard as a production manager.
Onboard
On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.
Onboard
To become a part of a group; to incorporate (someone) into a group.
Onboard
To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.
Onboard
On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
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