aboard
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
Adverb 4 meanings
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
“We all climbed aboard.”
On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
“to sling a saddle aboard”
On base.
“He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both.”
Into a team, group, or company.
“The office manager welcomed him aboard.”
Preposition 2 meanings
On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
“We all went aboard the ship.”
Onto a horse.
Etymology
From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.
ABOARD at a glance
ABOARD has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + B 3 + O 1 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,556 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with aboard
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