aboard
1 of 2adverb 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
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Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
At each stop, more people scrambled off, and fewer climbed aboard.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
Seeing the world, made easy Living out at sea for a third of the year, life aboard the Grand World Voyages varies from your long weekend sailing down to the Caribbean.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Once aboard, Wendy, the charming cruise director, introduced Captain Johnny and the rest of the crew.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
At each stop, more people scrambled off, and fewer climbed aboard.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Preposition
Officials think the boxes arrived in Argentina on June 20, 1941, aboard the Japanese steamship Nan-a-Maru.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
Seeing the world, made easy Living out at sea for a third of the year, life aboard the Grand World Voyages varies from your long weekend sailing down to the Caribbean.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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aboard
1 of 2 adverb
ə-ˈbōrd 
-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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