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Webster 1913 Edition
Aboard
A-board′
,adv.
[Pref.
a-
on, in + board
.] 1.
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.
A-board′
,p
rep.
1.
On board of;
as, to go
. aboard
a ship2.
Across; athwart.
[Obs.]
Nor iron bands
The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast.
aboard
The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast.
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aboard
ABOARD
,adv.
To go aboard, to enter a ship, to embark.
To fall aboard, to strike a ship's side.
Aboard main tack, an order to draw a corner of the main-sail down to the chess-tree.