aboard

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbȯrd 

1

: alongside

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

aboard

2 of 2

preposition

: on, onto, within

go aboard ship

aboard a plane

Examples of aboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb or adjective

Boeing’s Starliner capsule with two astronauts aboard was finally launched into space Wednesday after a series of delays that have vexed the troubled aerospace giant. —Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024

Freeman walked three times, Betts once and Ohtani – who also struck out twice – was intentionally put aboard in the eighth. —Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024

Preposition

Williams and Wilmore are expected to spend one week aboard the ISS and will be evaluating Starliner and its systems. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 June 2024

The former Late Late Show host was aboard a British Airways flight from Faro, Portugal, to London, when a mechanical issue reportedly forced the flight to make an emergency landing in Lisbon this past weekend, several outlets report. —Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adverb or adjective

Middle English abord, probably in part borrowed from Middle French a bord, a bort "on board," in part from Middle English a- a- entry 1 + bord "board, side of a ship" — more at board entry 1

Preposition

Middle English abord, derivative of abord aboard entry 1

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Preposition

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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