on board

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Putin's environment minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought the animals to the North Korean capital on board a cargo plane, Kozlov's office said on its official Telegram channel on Wednesday.

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He is forced to pursue a mysterious villain after being blackmailed into allowing a potentially dangerous package on board a Christmas Eve flight.

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The attack took place after Mr Rollinson had refused to let the teenager on board the bus because he was too drunk.

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The ship still shines bright in the memories of former CalMac crew members who have been reminiscing about their time on board.

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When John Folkes was 19 years old, he was on board a plane ordered to fly through four atomic bomb mushroom clouds.

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