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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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