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

There were 72 people aboard, 18 of whom were team members and an additional 16 support figures, including family members, coaches and skating officials. —Charna Flam, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025

Officials believe there are no survivors after an American Airlines flight with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the frigid Potomac River. —Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025

Preposition

The lander carries 10 NASA science and technology instruments aboard as part of the space agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, initiative, that will collect and send back data on the moon. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025

By train In Norway, hop aboard the Northern Lights Train, also known as the Arctic Circle Express, to get far away from light pollution caused by cars and streetlights. —Jamie Davis Smith, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025

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

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