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English Dictionary: aboard	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aboard adv on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: aboard, on board] on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard" Synonym(s): aboard, on base side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" Synonym(s): aboard, alongside part of a group; "Bill's been aboard for three years now"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aboard \Aboard"\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aboard \Aboard"\, adv. [Pref. a- on, in + board.] 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.