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

The Wu-Tang Clan founder’s Kill Bill collaborator and mentor Quentin Tarantino is aboard to present the film, which follows an ex-military convict seeking redemption in a small town. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2026

The Twins received a promising appearance Thursday from rookie Andrew Morris, who retired George Springer with two aboard to end the seventh inning, his team in front 4-1. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Preposition

Everyone aboard the aircraft was killed in the incident, including Bryant, Gianna, her other coach Christina Mauser and Orange Coast College head baseball coach John Altobelli, as well as his wife, Keri, and one his daughters, Alyssa. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Silberman is one of South Florida’s oldest living World War II veterans, having served as a communications and decoding officer aboard the battleship USS Arkansas in the Pacific. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

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

Rhymes for aboard

• abhorred
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword
• buckboard

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