·prep Across; athwart.
II. Aboard ·adv Alongside; as, close aboard.
III. Aboard ·prep On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
IV. Aboard ·adv On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
Inside or upon a ship; the act of residing afloat; to hug the land in approaching the shore. ♦ To ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Near or alongside; too close to be safe. "The boat is close aboard," a caution to the officer in com...
To strike another vessel, or have a collision with it. Usually applied to the motion of a disabled s...
Is to sail along it, or within sight, as much as possible, or as close as danger will permit. ...
This is to haul them forward, and down to the chess-trees on the weather-side. ...