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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aboard \A*board"\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aboard \A*board"\, 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
aboard
adv 1: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: {onboard}]
2: (baseball) on first or second or third base; "Their second
homer with Bob Allison aboard" [syn: {on base}]
3: side by side "anchored close aboard another ship" [syn: {alongside}]
4: part of a group "Bill's been aboard for three years now"
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