From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.
Meanings
On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat. 2012 March 14, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
We all went aboard the ship.
Onto a horse.
(obsolete) Across; athwart; alongside.
Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. 1591, Edmund Spenser, Virgil's Gnat:
ia a bordo de (on board of) · de an Bord (on board of) · da om bord (på) (on board of) · ru на борту́ (on board of) · fr à bord de (on board of) · cmn 上飛機 /上飞机 (on board of) · nl aan boord (on board of) · es a bordo de (on board of) · cmn 上車 /上车 (on board of) · el εν πλω (on board of) · pt a bordo de (on board of) · cmn 上船 (on board of) · bg на борда (on board of) · it a bordo di (on board of) · sv ombord (på) (on board of)
From Middle English abord, from a- (“on”) + bord (“board, side of a ship”); equivalent to a- + board.
Meanings
(not-comparable) On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
We all climbed aboard.
Trump said he signed the executive orders while aboard Air Force One on a return flight to Washington from Florida. 2025 January 27, Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, “Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops”, in CNN:
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. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
(not-comparable) On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
to sling a saddle aboard
(not-comparable) On base.
He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both.
(not-comparable) Into a team, group, or company.
The office manager welcomed him aboard.
(not-comparable) Alongside.
The captain laid his ship aboard the enemy's ship.
ja 乗って (on board) · ca a bord (on board) · ht abò (on board) · ru на борту́ (on board) · eo surŝipe (on board) · arz على ضهر (on board) · pt a bordo (on board) · fi vaunussa (on board) · ru на́ борт (on board) · sv ombord (on board) · es a bordo (on board) · fi laivassa (on board) · fi koneeseen (on board) · cs na palubě (on board) · fi laivaan (on board) · hy օդանավի վրա (on board) · hu a fedélzeten (on board) · ar عَلَى ظَهْر (on board) · cy ar long (on board) · da ombord (on board) · cmn 上船 (on board) · nrf à bord (on board) · cmn 上飛機 /上飞机 (on board) · de an Bord (on board) · nl langszij (nautical) · hy գնացքի վրա (on board) · hy նավի վրա (on board) · hu rajta (on board) · el στο πλοίο (on board) · hi अबौड (on board) · fi koneessa (on board) · cmn 上車 /上车 (on board) · nl aan boord (on board) · fi kyydissä (on board) · ar عَلَى مَتْن (on board) · ga ar bord (on board) · arz فوق سطح (on board) · gd air bòrd (on board) · it a bordo (on board) · fi vaunuun (on board) · fa روی یا داخل (on board) · fr à bord (on board) · fi kyytiin (on board)