B1adverbtransporttravel
US/əˈbɔːrd/
UK/əˈbɔːd/
on or onto a ship, plane, train or bus
In context
All passengers must be aboard twenty minutes before the ferry leaves.
There were nearly two hundred people aboard when the plane landed safely.
We climbed aboard the night train to Lao Cai just before midnight.
Words that go with aboard
verb + adverb
- climb aboardThe children climbed aboard the school bus at seven.
- welcome aboardThe captain said, 'Welcome aboard flight VN 213.'
- go aboardWe were allowed to go aboard the old warship.
- jump aboardHe jumped aboard just as the doors were closing.
noun + preposition
- people aboardNone of the people aboard were injured.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
She is studying aboard in Korea.Correct: She is studying abroad in Korea.