/ Dictionary / Index A aboard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•board Pronunciation: (u-bôrd', u-bōrd'), [key] — adv. on board; on, in, or into a ship, train, airplane, bus, etc.: to step aboard. alongside; to the side. on base: a homer with two aboard. (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on! into a group as a new member: The office manager welcomed him aboard. —prep. on board of; on, in, or into: to come aboard a ship. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: aboard (Thesaurus) abo aboardage Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language