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I. noun
Date: 13th century
1. the side of a ship
2. ship <met on shipboard> II. adjective Date: 1857 existing or taking place on board a ship
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shipboard
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Shipboard — Ship board , n. [Ship + board. See {Board}, n., 8] A ship s side; hence, by extension, a ship; found chiefly in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shipboard — [ship′bôrd΄] n. 1. a ship: chiefly in on shipboard, aboard a ship 2. Obs. the side of a ship adj. done, happening, used, etc. on a ship [a shipboard romance] … English World dictionary
shipboard — ► NOUN (before another noun ) ▪ used or occurring on board a ship … English terms dictionary
shipboard — /ship bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. Archaic. a. the deck or side of a ship. b. the situation of being on a ship. 2. on shipboard, aboard a seagoing vessel. adj. 3. done, conducted, or designed for use aboard ship, esp. during an ocean voyage: a… … Universalium
shipboard — [[t]ʃɪ̱pbɔː(r)d[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Shipboard means taking place on a ship. ...a shipboard romance … English dictionary
shipboard — /ˈʃɪpbɔd/ (say shipbawd) noun 1. a ship, or its deck or interior. –adjective 2. occurring while on a ship: a shipboard romance. –phrase 3. on shipboard, on or in a ship …
shipboard — n. (usu. attrib.) used or occurring on board a ship (a shipboard romance). Phrases and idioms: on shipboard on board ship … Useful english dictionary
shipboard — ship|board [ˈʃıpbo:d US bo:rd] adj [only before noun] happening on a ship ▪ a shipboard romance … Dictionary of contemporary English
shipboard — noun [as modifier] used or occurring on board a ship. Phrases on shipboard on board a ship … English new terms dictionary
shipboard — noun (U) on shipboard on a ship … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
