On board meaning in English

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Definition

on board: inside the vehicle (plane, ship or train); cooperating, taking part idiom

I was on board the train when it crashed. I was inside the train at the time.

Baby on board Baby inside the car (sign on the back window of cars)

Examples

"By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?"
"12 screaming babies on board."
"They're on board?"
"It may sound like an accident waiting to happen, but certain high-profile university professors are researching powering aircraft with on-board nuclear reactors."
"We've got Bümbüm on board, new exotic chemicals, a new factory."
"Desmond : Of course they're on board, Brian."
"The boat is waiting and my monkeys are already on board."

Exercise 1

Philip lists several advantages of the Delavigne Corporation's current situation. Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages mentioned by Philip?

They are using a new manufacturing facility.

Ivana Bümbüm is now working with the company.

They are now using unusual new ingredients in their perfumes.

The company recently released a new line of perfumes.

I don't know

Philip lists several advantages of the Delavigne Corporation's current situation. Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages mentioned by Philip?

They are using a new manufacturing facility.

This is true. Philip tells Barbara that Delavigne has a "new factory".

Ivana Bümbüm is now working with the company.

This is true. Philip says "We've got Bümbüm on board". This means the company is working with Ivana Bümbüm. "On board" is an expression meaning "on the job" or "part of a team".

They are now using unusual new ingredients in their perfumes.

This is true. Philip tells Barbara that Delavigne has "exotic new chemicals". Chemicals are the main "ingredients" of most perfumes.

The company recently released a new line of perfumes.

This is the only statement which is not true. Philip tells Barbara that Delavigne is "set to release a new line in less than a month". To be "set to" do something means that one is "about to" or "ready to" do something. Philip says that the company will release the perfumes in the future. Also, "in less than a month" expresses that the perfumes will be released in the future.

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