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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
