aboard

adverb or adjective \ ə-ˈbȯrd \

|Updated on: 22 Jul 2018

Definition of aboard

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

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Recent Examples of aboard from the Web

In 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.

— BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 3 July 2018
All aboard: An onboard education program on the South Shore Line will be held June 3.

— Post-Tribune, "Five things to do in Northwest Indiana June 1-3," 25 May 2018
Last year was a blissful kind of thing — everybody just kind of coming together and kind of riding a wave of Kevin coming aboard and trying to redeem the loss of the championship before.

— marc stein, New York Times, "The Golden State Warriors Know Dynasties Aren’t Easy," 10 June 2018
As Hinkie’s path to resignation began, Jerry Colangelo, who came aboard to save the franchise from Hinkie in 2015, gave Brown a contract extension.

— marcus hayes, Philly.com, "In Brett Brown, the Sixers have a decent GM at last | Marcus Hayes," 7 June 2018
One responder came aboard with a portable pump, but the water eventually rose too high, according to the agency.

— jim ryan, OregonLive.com, "Fisherman rescued before boat sinks off Oregon coast," 6 June 2018
Initially, the Coast Guard said two people were aboard, and that one had been found by a good Samaritan.

— katherine long, The Seattle Times, "Woman critically hurt, man missing after plane crash off Bainbridge," 27 May 2018
Once Sussman / Prejza came aboard, these ideas would be refined and repeated in signs, badges, pictograms, uniforms, merchandise, and event interiors with a more precise hierarchy of type, symbol, and color.

— alexandra lange, Curbed, "Lessons from LA’s 1984 Summer Olympics," 17 May 2018
Divisions have surfaced over the challenge of migration and with Britain set to leave next year, a group of countries led by France say the EU must itself be reformed before new countries can come aboard.

— Fox News, "EU urges Balkans reform, cool on accepting new members," 17 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of aboard

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

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First Known Use: 14th century

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