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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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
The ship was listing badly when the crew abandoned it, leaving only volunteers aboard to help tow it back to Pearl Harbor, historians say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
Facing the threat posed by the Chinese navy, which has over 370 ships and submarines, the U.S. has sent warships to the Western Pacific Ocean following upgrades, including a laser-armed destroyer and an aircraft carrier that has stealth fighter jets embarked aboard.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner’s Bad Wolf has jumped aboard in the past couple of years as has Apple, which has an exclusive deal with Playtone after making the likes of Greyhound and Masters of the Air.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
The ship was listing badly when the crew abandoned it, leaving only volunteers aboard to help tow it back to Pearl Harbor, historians say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Preposition
Famous as captain of the HMS Beagle when Charles Darwin was aboard, FitzRoy was already interested in science and meteorology.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
Facing the threat posed by the Chinese navy, which has over 370 ships and submarines, the U.S. has sent warships to the Western Pacific Ocean following upgrades, including a laser-armed destroyer and an aircraft carrier that has stealth fighter jets embarked aboard.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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