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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Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
This quintessentially British period drama may have seemed a bit leftfield when Disney+ first jumped aboard, but it is now firmly established as one of the streamer’s most prominent international originals.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
However, as Marine Insight reported, the reactors aboard the Nimitz are already scheduled for removal as part of standard inactivation procedures, which will be carried out at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia before the carrier moves to Naval Station Norfolk for decommissioning.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Back aboard, there were always opportunities to learn, with lectures about wildlife, history, and geology, as well as workshops on photography and other subjects.
—Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
This quintessentially British period drama may have seemed a bit leftfield when Disney+ first jumped aboard, but it is now firmly established as one of the streamer’s most prominent international originals.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
Preposition
Wilder was detained by the Israel Defense Forces while aboard a ship in a humanitarian convoy en route to Gaza.
—Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
However, as Marine Insight reported, the reactors aboard the Nimitz are already scheduled for removal as part of standard inactivation procedures, which will be carried out at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia before the carrier moves to Naval Station Norfolk for decommissioning.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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