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Aboard is defined as being on or inside a vehicle, ship or airplane.
(adverb)An example of coming aboard would be passengers who come into the train car.
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See aboard in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adverb
- on board; on, in, or into a ship, airplane, etc.
- Naut. alongside: the sailboat passed our ship close aboard
- as a participant, partner, employee, etc.: usually in the phrases and
Origin: ME abord < OFr a bord: see board
on board of; on; in
See aboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb
- On board a ship, train, aircraft, or other passenger vehicle.
- At the side; alongside.
- In or into a group, organization, or business: brought aboard two new designers.
- Baseball On base.
On board of; on; in.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English abord
Origin: : a-, on; see a-2
Origin: + bord, ship (from Old English bord)
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