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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Aboard

/əb-ôrd'/ · A·board · IPA /əˈbɔɹd/
01 adv. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
  1. 1.
    On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
  2. 2.
    Alongside; as, close aboard.
Phrases & compounds
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.
02 prep. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
  1. 1.
    On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
  2. 2.
    Across; athwart.[Obs.]
    “Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast.” Spenser.