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Definition of shipboard

shipboard

/ˈʃɪp.bɔːrd/
ship · board
Plural:shipboards
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shipboard Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Occurring, used, or existing on board a ship.

Example

"The passengers enjoyed a variety of shipboard activities during the week-long cruise."

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• noun

1

A ship or the deck of a ship, used chiefly in the phrase 'on shipboard' to mean aboard a vessel.

Example

"Life on shipboard required strict discipline and careful rationing of fresh water."

2

The side of a ship, or a wooden plank used in the construction of a ship's hull or deck.

Example

"Heavy waves crashed relentlessly against the wooden shipboard throughout the storm."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English as a compound of 'ship' and 'board' (in its original sense of the side or deck of a vessel), preserved mainly in the prepositional phrase 'on shipboard'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Shipboard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/shipboard
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