aboard

Adv

1. (not-comparable) On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
2. (not-comparable) On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
3. (not-comparable) On base.
4. (not-comparable) Into a team, group, or company.
5. (not-comparable) Alongside.

Prep

1. On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
2. Onto a horse.
3. (obsolete) Across; athwart; alongside.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɔːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: abord

In summary

From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.

Synonyms

on board

on

🔛

in

alongside

on base

into

upon

by

at

inside

toward

onto

for

per

beside

towards

with

atop

next to

an

over

pickaback

piggyback

regarding

ship

🚢

to

near to

on top of

take on board

in on

all

pig-a-back

a

🅰️

about

above

after

along

among

apiece

at the rate of

canoe

🛶

concerning

each

embark

en route

in order to

in the case of

load

near

of