aboardadverb, preposition
uk/əˈbɔːd/us/əˈbɔːrd/C1 on or onto a ship, aircraft, bus, or train:
The flight attendant welcomed us aboard.
Welcome aboard flight BA345 to Tokyo.
The train's about to leave. All aboard!
We spent two months aboard ship (= on the ship).
More examples
- He was a radio technician aboard the USS Missouri.
- Many experiments are carried out in the weightless conditions which are experienced aboard space stations.
- I jumped aboard the motor boat and we set off for the island.
- Nobody is allowed aboard the plane without a security check.
- The bus drove off just as she was climbing aboard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
- alight
- bestride
- board
- climb
- debark
- deplane
- disembark
- dismount
- eject
- embark
- get
- get off (sth)
- get on (sth)
- get out
- hop
- in
- mount
- settle
- straddle
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Air travel: travelling by aircraft