different between outboard vs onboard

English

Adjective

outboard (not comparable)

1. Situated outside the hull of a vessel.
2. Positioned away from the centre line of a ship or aircraft.
3. (music) Being or relating to an external effects unit such as compressor or equalizer.

Noun

outboard (plural outboards)

1. An outboard motor.
2. A vessel fitted with an outboard motor.
3. (music) A studio having outboard gear (compressor, equalizer, etc.).

Translations

Anagrams

• board out

English

Alternative forms

• on-board

Etymology

From on board, equivalent to on- +? board.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?b??d/, /?n?b??d/

  (varieties without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?n?bo?d/, /?n?bo?d/

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?b??d/

Adjective

onboard (not comparable)

1. Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel
2. (by extension, figuratively) 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.

Translations

Adverb

onboard (not comparable)

1. On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.

Related terms

• outboard
• aboard

Translations

Verb

onboard (third-person singular simple present onboards, present participle onboarding, simple past and past participle onboarded)

1. (figuratively) To become a part of a group; to incorporate (someone) into a group.
2. (figuratively) To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service.

Antonyms

• offboard

Anagrams

• Boronda, bradoon