Aboard
/əˈbɔːrd/noun
On or inside a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle; also, on board or in agreement.
Did you know?Aboard comes from the old phrase **on board**, and its earliest sense was tied to ships, where the “board” was the side or planking of the vessel.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
on bord
“on the ship’s board or side”
Middle English
ME
abord / a bord
“on board, aboard a ship”
15th Century
English
aboord / aboard
“on board; onto a ship or vehicle”
Modern English
English
aboard
“on or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle”