Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 46.