English edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle English schip bord; equivalent to ship +‎ board.

Adjective edit

shipboard (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Occurring or existing on board a ship.
  2. (figurative) casual or ephemeral (e.g. a shipboard romance)

Noun edit

shipboard (plural shipboards)

  1. The side of a ship.

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