: existing or taking place on board a ship
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Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The crew has learned to navigate shipboard life, too.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The crew has learned to navigate shipboard life, too.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Zohar then alerted the staff of The World, who found that Wertheim had died in her shipboard residence.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The crew has learned to navigate shipboard life, too.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Nicole Wertheim died at age 82 on April 20 in her shipboard room, the crew told Erica.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The crew has learned to navigate shipboard life, too.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Shipboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipboard. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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shipboard
1 of 2 noun
ship·board
ˈship-ˌbō(ə)rd 
-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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