Aboard

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·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.

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