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on shipboard

on shipboard prepositional phrase: on board a ship.

Prepositional phrase

  1. On board a ship.
    • How great is that danger, to which poor lads are now exposed, when placed on shipboard to learn the art of sailing!1776, John Woolman, chapter XI, in A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of that Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, […] , Dublin: Printed by R. Jackson, page...

Questions about on shipboard

What does on shipboard mean?
On shipboard means on board a ship.
What part of speech is on shipboard?
On shipboard is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on shipboard in the dictionary

  1. on second thought
  2. on second thoughts
  3. on seen
  4. on serve
  5. on shaky ground
  6. on shipboard
  7. on short notice
  8. on show
  9. on side
  10. on sides
  11. on sight

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