shipboard \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: Middle English schipbord, shipbord, from schip, ship + bord board — more at board 1.: the side of a ship 2.: ship — used chiefly in adverbial phrases < prepared for storage on shipboard > < tipped a shilling simply because it was on shipboard — Richard Joseph >