aboard
1 of 2adverb or adjective
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2
a
: on, onto, or within a vehicle (such as a car or ship)
b
: in or into a group, association, or organization
her second promotion since coming aboard
3
baseball
: on base
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Sebastian Lang, a German photographer who lives in Tarifa, had come aboard for the ride.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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Few details have been released, but officials said on Monday that Gomez Ramirez was on the bus when Winston Rivera came aboard.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Sebastian Lang, a German photographer who lives in Tarifa, had come aboard for the ride.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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aboard
1 of 2 adverb
ə-ˈbōrd 
-ˈbȯrd
: on, onto, or within a vehicle (as a car, ship, or airplane)
aboard
2 of 2 preposition
: on or into especially as a passenger
go aboard ship
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