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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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The Dannebroge was heavily bombarded, caught fire and eventually exploded, sending debris across the harbor and sinking with most of its crew aboard.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
Flying aboard the Orion spacecraft, the crew is currently executing a free-return trajectory around the Moon, a path that will naturally guide them back to Earth without additional propulsion if required.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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Adverb or adjective
The flagship was heavily bombarded, caught fire and eventually exploded, sending debris across the harbor and sinking with most of its crew aboard.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The Dannebroge was heavily bombarded, caught fire and eventually exploded, sending debris across the harbor and sinking with most of its crew aboard.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Preposition
Swooping around the moon's far side, the astronauts aboard Orion are expected to travel farther from Earth than any humans ever have – surpassing the record of 248,655 miles set in 1970 during the infamous Apollo 13 mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
Flying aboard the Orion spacecraft, the crew is currently executing a free-return trajectory around the Moon, a path that will naturally guide them back to Earth without additional propulsion if required.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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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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