Aboard

Adverb

Definitions

1.AdverbOn board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

"We all climbed aboard."

2.AdverbOn or onto a horse, a camel, etc.

"to sling a saddle aboard"

3.AdverbOn base.

"He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both."

4.AdverbInto a team, group, or company.

"The office manager welcomed him aboard."

5.AdverbAlongside.

"The ships came close aboard to pass messages.; The captain laid his ship aboard the enemy's ship."

6.PrepositionOn board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.

"We all went aboard the ship."

7.PrepositionOnto a horse.

8.PrepositionAcross; athwart; alongside.

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