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Aboard
Pronunciation : A*board"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- on, in + board.]
Definition : Defn: On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
2. Alongside; as, close aboard. Naut.: To fall aboard of, to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of. -- To haul the tacks aboard, to set the courses. -- To keep the land aboard, to hug the shore. -- To lay (a ship) aboard, to place one's own ship close alongside of (a ship) for fighting.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : A*board"
Part of Speech : prep.
Definition : 1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
2. Across; athwart. [Obs.] Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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