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Meaning: On or in ameans of transportation.Babyon boardEven when I amon boardthe plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.1915,G[eorge] A. Birmingham[pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, inGossamer, New York, N.Y.:George H. Doran Company,→OCLC:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being puton board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.; (idiomatic)Joining inorparticipating.Is that new teammate properlyon boardyet?; (idiomatic)Agreeingorsupporting.It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management teamon board.Without managementon board, the project has little chance of success.2021February 17, Drachinifel, 20:52 from the start, inGerman Merchant Raiders of WW2 - Gentleman Raiders of the High Seas[1], archived fromthe originalon4 December 2022:The ships' successes made Hitler quite the fan of them, and he supported the idea of more being converted and sent out soon. And so, with the Führeron board, albeit not literally, another six vessels were rapidly placed under conversion.; (idiomatic)Intoitselforoneself.1991, David R. Lamb, Melvin H. Williams,Ergogenics: Enhancement of Performance in Exercise and Sport:Soccer players certainly tend not to take fluidson board.
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