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DictionaryaboardOn a vehicle
adverb / preposition

aboard

uh-BORD/əˈbɔːrd/

On or into a vehicle carrying people.

Passengers step aboard the train while others sit inside.

Passengers step up from a platform into a train while others are already seated inside the vehicle.
Etymology
aOld Frenchon
+boardOld Frenchship’s side

Probably from a phrase meaning “on the ship’s side,” aboard reflects the extension of a vessel’s sides to the whole vessel. Being on a vessel then supplies the image for joining a group or shared effort.

In context

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If you're short on time, climb aboard the ferry,
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Edmond Dantes is a fine young sailor, nineteen years old, aboard the Pharaon.
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More examples

  • She remained aboard during the storm.
  • They brought a new designer aboard for the project.
  • All passengers must be aboard before departure.

Forms

aboard

Similar words

on
The ordinary preposition for being on a vehicle.
inside
Specifies an interior rather than participation in a voyage.