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

When a crew member is found dead and another goes missing, military investigator Paul Fischer is rushed aboard. —John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026

Rescue efforts are continuing for the other two crew aboard. —Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026

Preposition

To keep the tree alive it was put aboard ship in its own soil and a reserve supply of sphagnum moss was packed along with it. —Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026

Rising reported from Bangkok and Weissert from aboard Air Force One. —ABC News, 16 Mar. 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