aboard
1 of 2adverb or adjective
Examples of aboard in a Sentence
Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Once the patrol team climbed aboard, Mr. Taylor flew to safety.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The Federal Air Transport Agency said all aboard had died and that an investigation into the crash was underway.
—USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
With Ramon Vazquez aboard, Anarchist took the lead in the far turn and led all the way down the stretch to finish three-quarters of a length ahead of fast-closing 33-1 long shot Bye Bye Bobby.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
On Thursday, a preliminary US intelligence assessment found that the crash that killed all 10 people aboard was intentionally caused by an explosion, according to US and Western officials.
—Dasha Litvinova, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
San Antonio was gone in 1994, but the Baltimore Colts, Las Vegas Posse and Shreveport Pirates came aboard.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
Muzaffar Khan, a district administration official in Battagram, said seven students and teacher were aboard, updating earlier reports of six students and two teachers.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
While DeGeneres and de Rossi may be enjoying their one-on-one time, that hasn’t stopped them from inviting their high-profile pals aboard.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
Scheduled to begin law school in the fall but still trying to find himself, Charlie (Wallace) opts to spend his summer vacation working alongside his brother, Tom (Foster), and his crew aboard a fishing trawler.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
In March 2022, a passenger (and thankfully a wilderness first responder) aboard a Frontier Airlines flight saved a woman’s life, but not after some quick thinking; the airline’s medical kit didn’t contain an oropharyngeal airway, a tool to help the woman breathe.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
Guests can also opt for the 2025 world cruise aboard Crystal Serenity, a 123-night adventure to 31 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and North America.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
Bechet shared a series of photos to her Instagram page from their time in Venice, including snapshots with both Soon-Yi and Allen aboard boats in the city's canals.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
Once again, we’re led through the chronicle of a mutiny aboard the USS Caine, a Navy mine-sweeper patrolling the Persian Gulf — but a mutiny that may not, in fact, have been a mutiny.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
Guests aboard Four Seasons Explorer can make good use of the PADI 5-Star Dive Centre while visiting such sites as Helmet Wreck, a World War II wreck; Clam City, home to 250-pound giant clams; and Peleliu Wall.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
In his role as crew chief aboard the Osprey, Collart would have worked to secure the safety of everyone onboard while the aircraft failed.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
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Word History
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
Adverb Or Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Preposition
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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aboard
1 of 2 adverb
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