English Explanatory Dictionary

aboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
  2. On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
  3. On base.
  4. Into a team, group, or company.
  5. Alongside.
prep
  1. On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
  2. Onto a horse.
  3. Across; athwart; alongside.

Pronunciation

/əˈbɔːd/ /əˈbɔɹd/ en-us-aboard.ogg

Word forms

aboard

Etymology

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

Derived words

all aboard fall aboard of liveaboard rollaboard haul the tacks aboard to keep the land alongside one's ship to hug the shore to place close alongside to fight it
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