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aboard
[ uh-bawrd, uh-bohrd ]
/ ÉËbÉrd, ÉËboÊrd /
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adverb
on board; on, in, or into a ship, train, airplane, bus, etc.: to step aboard.
alongside; to the side.
Baseball. on base: a homer with two aboard.
into a group as a new member: The office manager welcomed him aboard.
preposition
on board of; on, in, or into: to come aboard a ship.
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Idioms about aboard
all aboard! (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
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British Dictionary definitions for aboard
aboard
/ (ÉËbÉËd) /
adverb, adjective, preposition (postpositive)
on, in, onto, or into (a ship, train, aircraft, etc)
nautical alongside (a vessel)
all aboard! a warning to passengers to board a vehicle, ship, etc
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