aboard
1 of 2adverb or adjective
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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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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
The crash comes less than three weeks after an American Airlines plane collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, DC, killing all 67 people aboard.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Quentin died after Tanya shot him and other guests and crew members aboard his yacht on the way back to Taormina, Sicily.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
In some cases, the migrants are still aboard when discovered, but, in many cases, the vessels are abandoned.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
The crash comes less than three weeks after an American Airlines plane collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, DC, killing all 67 people aboard.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Preposition
What To Know Delta stated that 94 passengers were aboard the Boeing 717 when a haze was observed inside the aircraft shortly after departing Atlanta on Monday morning.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Quentin died after Tanya shot him and other guests and crew members aboard his yacht on the way back to Taormina, Sicily.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 28 Feb. 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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