Meaning of ABOARD
| Pronunciation: | | u'bowrd
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- [adv] (baseball) on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard"
- [adv] on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
- [adv] part of a group; "Bill's been aboard for three years now"
- [adv] side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"
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| | Synonyms: | | alongside, on base, onboard |
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\A*board"\, adv. [Pref. a- on, in + board.]
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or
within a railway car.
2. Alongside; as, close aboard. Naut.:
{To fall aboard of}, to strike a ship's side; to fall foul
of.
{To haul the tacks aboard}, to set the courses.
{To keep the land aboard}, to hug the shore.
{To lay (a ship) aboard}, to place one's own ship close
alongside of (a ship) for fighting.
\A*board"\, prep.
1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
2. Across; athwart. [Obs.]
Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge
navy cast. --Spenser.
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| | Related Terms: | | afloat, all aboard, aloft, among us, athwart the hawse, athwarthawse, aye, before the mast, here, hereabout, hereabouts, hereat, hereinto, hereto, hereunto, hither, hitherward, hitherwards, in sail, in this place, in this vicinity, just here, on board, on board ship, on deck, on shipboard, on the spot, somewhere about, to this place, topside, with us |
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