aboard

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

1
2
a
: on, onto, or within a vehicle (such as a car or ship)
b
: in or into a group, association, or organization
her second promotion since coming aboard
3
baseball : on base

aboard

2 of 2

preposition

: on, onto, within
go aboard ship
aboard a plane

Examples of aboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb or adjective
Water loaded onto a Boeing 787 is treated with UV light as it’s pumped aboard, for example. Julia Buckley, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 During a Glacier Bay passage, a park ranger hops aboard to narrate scenic sights. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024 If the Tu-160 bomber that Mr. Putin clambered aboard on Wednesday ever dropped its bombs on the United States or a NATO nation, the retaliation would most likely be swift. David E. Sanger, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Buffs fans dreamed of Bill Belichick, Warren Sapp, Ed Reed, Jim Leonhard, or even behind-the-scenes consultant Mike Zimmer, coming aboard to show the haters what was what. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024 But the wave is coming, and your best hope is to get aboard and ride it to shore. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024 All 155 passengers and crew aboard were safely evacuated. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024 But like so many other mid-level programs in the Big Ten, the Terps are in danger of getting lost in the conference’s massive middle with the heavyweight programs from the West Coast coming aboard. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024 Sojourner Truth seized the moment and jumped aboard. Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Preposition
General admission is $5 but VIP admission for $35 includes a buffet on either Fleetwood's Rooftop, the Skydeck or the Coop. Cruise on Lake Erie aboard the Glass City Pear from 12:45-4:45 p.m. for an unobscured view of the eclipse for $49 a person. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 In his only loss of the day, Pincay finishes third aboard Bob Back in the eighth race. 1996 — Princeton upsets defending national champion UCLA, 43-41, in the first round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 There were six Super Bowl wins, but everyone — particularly quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick — seemed to be on an endless deployment aboard the HMS Misery. Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 The siblings’ parents, Nick and Nina, were also aboard Ada’s boat with George. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024 Launched last September aboard the Soyuz MS-24/70S ferry ship, Kononenko and Chub are midway through a yearlong mission while O'Hara is wrapping up a more typical six-month tour of duty. William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024 Passengers and employees aboard the flight were unharmed, and there was no damage to the plane, the report said. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024 And, oh, who’s that guy Brad Pitt just brushed past aboard a bullet train? Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024 Speaking of sluggish progress and outdated technologies, astronauts aboard the ISS are still using spacesuits built more than four decades ago. George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Adverb or adjective

Middle English abord, probably in part borrowed from Middle French a bord, a bort "on board," in part from Middle English a- a- entry 1 + bord "board, side of a ship" — more at board entry 1

Preposition

Middle English abord, derivative of abord aboard entry 1

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Preposition

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aboard was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

aboard

1 of 2 adverb
ə-ˈbōrd How to pronounce aboard (audio)
-ˈbȯrd
: on, onto, or within a vehicle (as a car, ship, or airplane)

aboard

2 of 2 preposition
: on or into especially as a passenger
go aboard ship

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