/əˈbɔːd/
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Translation
On or onto a ship, train, plane, or bus.
Word origin
From a-, meaning on, and board, an old word for the side of a ship.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- bord
- English cognates
- board
Examples
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People say "welcome aboard" when you get on a ship, plane, or train.
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Here "aboard" is followed by "the train", the thing they are on.
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To climb aboard means to get on, usually onto a boat or ship.
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