English

Etymology
From OF. à "on, in" + board (French: bord).

Pronunciation
IPA| [�'b�:rd]
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Adverb
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1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.

#: We all climbed aboard.

1. Alongside; as, close aboard.
2. baseball Successfully reached base

Preposition
en-prep

1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.

#: We all went aboard the ship.

1. obsolete Across; athwart.

#:Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. - Spenser

Derived terms
Nautical:
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.

Translations
trans-top|on board of
Danish: om bord (på)
Dutch: aan boord
French: à bord de
German: an Bord
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Interlingua: a bordo de
Italian: a bordo di
Portuguese: a bordo de
Spanish: a bordo de
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ttbc|Vietnamese: trên tàu, trên boong tàu, trên thuy�n, trên xe lửa, trên máy bay, d�c theo, gần, kế, lên trên

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