aboard

adv

/əˈbɔːd/UK/əˈbɔɹd/US

Etymology

From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.

inherited from abord

Definitions

1
On board
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
- We all climbed aboard.
- Trump said he signed the executive orders while aboard Air Force One on a return flight to Washington from Florida.
2
On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
- to sling a saddle aboard
3
On base.
- He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both.
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1. 4
  Into a team, group, or company.
  - The office manager welcomed him aboard.
2. 5
  Alongside.
  - The ships came close aboard to pass messages.
  - The captain laid his ship aboard the enemy's ship.
3. 6
  On board of
  On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
  - We all went aboard the ship.
  - Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
4. Onto a horse.
5. 8
  Across
  Across; athwart; alongside.
  - Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast.

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Derived

all aboard, fall aboard of, liveaboard, rollaboard, haul the tacks aboard, to keep the land alongside one's ship, to hug the shore

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at aboard. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at aboard. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at aboard

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