aboard

[ uh-bawrd, uh-bohrd ]

adverb

1. on board; on, in, or into a ship, train, airplane, bus, etc.:

   to step aboard.

2. alongside; to the side.
3. Baseball. on base:

   a homer with two aboard.

4. into a group as a new member:

   The office manager welcomed him aboard.

preposition

1. on board of; on, in, or into:

   to come aboard a ship.

aboard

/ əˈbɔːd /

adverb

1. on, in, onto, or into (a ship, train, aircraft, etc)
2. nautical alongside (a vessel)
3. all aboard!
   a warning to passengers to board a vehicle, ship, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of aboard¹

1350–1400; Middle English abord ( e ) ( a- ¹, board ), perhaps conflated with Middle French a bord

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. all aboard! (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!

Example Sentences

The plane had crashed into the Pentagon, killing all aboard.

From Los Angeles Times

Charlie Chamberlain, 26, Harley Kingham, 22, Hayden Salter, 24, and Josh Herridge, 28, will perform perform aboard the bus during Glastonbury’s illuminated carnival.

From BBC

Johnny and Jake, now 17 and 14, along with their father — Tiffany’s husband and Johnny’s namesake — were aboard a boat that unexpectedly went down over the weekend in rough waters in Bodega Bay, where they had been out crabbing with three loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the two men aboard the second capsized boat, which became distressed early Monday, was found, but he died soon after his rescue, the Sheriff’s Office said.

From Los Angeles Times

Catalina Island’s airport is not equipped for night operations, but a plane took off after dark and crashed, killing everyone aboard.

From Los Angeles Times