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aboard Definition

aboard (ə bôrd′)

adverb

  1. on board; on, in, or into a ship, airplane, etc.
  2. Naut. alongside the sailboat passed our ship close aboard
  3. as a participant, partner, employee, etc.: usually in the phrases come aboard and welcome aboard

Etymology: ME abord < OFr a bord: see board

on board of; on; in

aboard Idioms

all aboard!

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  1. get on!get in!: a warning to passengers that the train, car, airplane, etc. will start soon
  2. everyone (is) aboard!: a signal to the driver or pilot that the trip may begin
aboard Synonyms

aboard

modif.

on board, on ship, shipped, loaded, on board ship, freight on board, F.O.B., being shipped, en route, consigned, in the hold, in transit, being transported, embarked, afloat, at sea, on deck, topside, en voyage (French), traveling, at point of entry.

Antonyms ashore*, disembarked, on land.