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aboard

UK/əˈbɔːd/ US/əˈbɔɹd/ common

adverb

1.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

Synonyms
2.

on first or second or third base

  • “Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard”
Synonyms
3.

side by side

  • “anchored close aboard another ship”
Synonyms
4.

part of a group

  • “Bill”

Origin

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

Phrases

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

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