26984 words

aboard

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
on or onto a ship, aircraft, bus, or train:

Examples:

The flight attendant welcomed us aboard.
Welcome aboard flight BA345 to Tokyo.
The train's about to leave. All aboard!
aboard ship We spent two months aboard ship (= on the ship).
2
In baseball, if a player is aboard, they have successfully reached one of the bases:

Examples:

Alonso got aboard to lead off the fifth inning when he was hit by the pitch.
The manager made a pitching change in the sixth inning with one out and two runners aboard.
3
on or onto a ship, aircraft, bus, or train:

Examples:

We finally went aboard the plane three hours later.

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