aboard
1 of 2adverb or adjective
1
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
Examples of aboard in a Sentence
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
With Yousafzai aboard, everything else fell into place.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
Since then, Ohtani has gotten aboard in six of his 11 trips to the plate, including three walks Thursday after his first-inning home run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
With Yousafzai aboard, everything else fell into place.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Preposition
After Team Gwen contestant Sloane Simon and Team Michael’s Mor Ilderton were not selected in the battle round, they were each saved by the opposite coach, with Bublé snatching Simon for his own team and Stefani bringing Ilderton aboard hers on the Monday, Oct. 21 episode.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Aboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aboard. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
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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
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