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aboord

aboord is the archaic spelling of aboard.

Meaning of aboard

Adverb

aboard (not comparable)

  1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
    • We all climbed aboard.
  2. On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
    • to sling a saddle aboard
  3. On base.
    • He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both.
  4. Into a team, group, or company.
    • The office manager welcomed him aboard.
  5. Alongside.
    • The ships came close aboard to pass messages.

See all 8 meanings of aboard

Questions about aboord

What is aboord the archaic spelling of?
Aboord is the archaic spelling of aboard.

Words near aboord in the dictionary

  1. abonnés
  2. Abony
  3. abood
  4. aboods
  5. aboon
  6. aboord
  7. aboospore
  8. aboot
  9. abopercular
  10. Abor
  11. Abor-Miri

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aboord (page history and authors); aboard (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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