aboard
(adverb) on first or second or third base; “Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard”
aboard, on board
(adverb) on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
aboard
(adverb) part of a group; “Bill’s been aboard for three years now”
aboard, alongside
(adverb) side by side; “anchored close aboard another ship”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aboard (not comparable)
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
On or onto a horse, a camel, etc. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
(baseball) On base. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
Into a team, group, or company. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
(nautical) Alongside. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
aboard
On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Onto a horse. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
(obsolete) Across; athwart; alongside. [Attested from the early 16th century until the late 17th century.]
• Baroda, aborad, abroad
Source: Wiktionary
A*board", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- on, in + board.]
Definition: On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
2. Alongside; as, close aboard. Naut.: 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.
A*board", prep.
1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
2. Across; athwart. [Obs.] Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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