aboard
/əˈbɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.14 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
adv
adv
Example Sentences
- "We all climbed aboard."
- "As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it."
- "Trump said he signed the executive orders while aboard Air Force One on a return flight to Washington from Florida."
- "to sling a saddle aboard"
- "He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both."
- "The office manager welcomed him aboard."
Etymology
From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbɔɹd/
- British English: /əˈbɔːd/
Usage
Derived Forms
Phrases
all aboard
fall aboard of
haul the tacks aboard
to keep the land alongside one's ship
to hug the shore
to place close alongside to fight it