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

—usually used with reference to vehicles

go aboard ship

aboard a plane

Examples of aboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb or adjective

Newly released 911 calls show the chaos and confusion after a Learjet crashed onto a street in the city of Greenacres in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Federal investigators have recovered part of an engine from the Learjet that slammed into the ground Sunday in Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Preposition

For Jamie Caring, founder of Sevengage Consultancy and the man behind the club’s community-building strategy, the real luxury lies in the people aboard it. — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026

Pemberton is on double duty tonight, aboard also to discuss his score from Ryan Gosling (and Rocky the alien)-starrer Project Hail Mary. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

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

Rhymes for aboard

• abhorred
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword
• buckboard

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