aboard

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Synonyms: board, abord, aboad, aboord, bboard

Antonyms: board, abord, aboad, aboord, bboard

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Adverb

1. {{U|on board}}; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a [[railway]] car. {{defdate|from ca. 1350—1470}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=6}}</ref>
2. On or onto a horse, a camel, etc. {{defdate|from late 19th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|baseball}} [[on base|On base]]. {{defdate|from mid-20th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. Into a team, group, or company. {{defdate|from mid-20th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} [[alongside|Alongside]]. {{defdate|from ca. 1350—1470}}<ref name=SOED/>

Preposition

1. On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane. {{defdate|from ca. 1350—1470}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. Onto a horse. {{defdate|from mid-20th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Across; [[athwart]]; alongside. {{defdate|early 16th|late 17th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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