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3 definitions found 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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