shipboard

1 of 2

noun

ship·​board ˈship-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce shipboard (audio)
1
: the side of a ship
2
: ship
met on shipboard

shipboard

2 of 2

adjective

: existing or taking place on board a ship

Examples of shipboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
With the help of bandleader Will Goodman, the object of her shipboard romance that Lena believes might become a more permanent relationship, she is ensconced in Harlem with his friends. Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024 The 2024 shipboard science workshop is open to educators and other professionals whose students are in fifth through 12th grades. Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024 Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court. Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 The benefits vary by package but can include things like a $100 spa credit, a $100 resort credit, a $100 shipboard credit, a private beach lunch, and more. Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023 Sweaters and light fleeces are very much common shipboard fashion choices. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023 Railguns, with the promise of powerful long-range shots that can stop missiles, sink ships, and devastate coastal defenses, offer a path back to relevance for shipboard guns. Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023 Traveling with the Kirkland Signature brand will get you extras, which may include special rates, experiences such as dining or spa exclusives, and shipboard credits ranging from $25 to $100 or more per person. Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2023 Sailors sometimes returned the favor by eating shipboard rats. WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
Adjective
And then there’s the efficiency with which the shipboard lifestyle promotes a lively assortment of respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses. Curbed, 3 Mar. 2022 Interested in inverting the power dynamics between the superrich and those underpaid to serve them, Ostlund found de Leon’s transformation from shipboard housekeeping staffer to authoritative captain ashore to be searingly convincing. Carlos Aguilar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022 In third class, the feistiest of the Kates strikes up a shipboard romance; on a snootier deck, beleaguered steward Etches (Daniels) keeps chasing Alice out of the first-class area. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022 Between now and the end of May, bookings are eligible for a shipboard credit of up to $800 per suite (depending on the category, oceanview or veranda) or up to $1,600 per penthouse suite and above. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 15 May 2022 Throughout the hotel, original documents from its early history, such as a shipboard menu from 1913, are displayed on the walls, alongside contemporary portraits by Alex Katz. Deborah Dunn, WSJ, 13 May 2022 The brave men and women of the US Navy that arrive in port on their vessels annually during Fleet Week in Fort Lauderdale, seek respite from shipboard duties during their stay here. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2022 Each data set included shipboard measurements of artificial light; monthly data of light-scattering phytoplankton and sediment collected between 1998 to 2017; and simulations of how light moves through the water, Science News reports. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022 Arguably, these small changes enhance not only safety but overall shipboard experience. Roger Dooley, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipboard was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Shipboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipboard. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

shipboard

1 of 2 noun
ship·​board ˈship-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce shipboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: the side of a ship
2
: ship entry 1 sense 1
met on shipboard

shipboard

2 of 2 adjective
: existing or taken place on board a ship
a shipboard romance
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