aboard
adverb, preposition/əˈbɔːd/
/əˈbɔːrd/
- on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train synonym on board
- We went aboard.
- He was already aboard the plane.
- The plane crashed, killing all 157 passengers aboard.
- All aboard! (= the bus, boat, etc. is leaving soon)
- Welcome aboard! (= used to welcome passengers or a person joining a new organization, etc.)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAboard is used with these verbs:- smuggle
Word Originlate Middle English: from a- ‘to, towards’ (expressing motion) + board, reinforced by Old French à bord.
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