aboard

Riding the vessel

Aboard is used primarily in reference to vehicles and vessels but has also developed a figurative use in relation to someone joining an organization, team, or project: He came aboard to develop next week’s presentation.

vessel

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

  • boatWatercraft for travel
  • deckShip's flat surface
  • cabinSimple wooden dwelling

crew · passengers · captain · galley · helm · mast · sail · anchor · bow · stern

train

locomotive

Railway pulling machine

conductor · passenger · platform · coach · freight · cargo · commuter · sleeper · caboose · pullman

aircraft

flight

Aerial journey by aircraft

cabin · altitude · takeoff · landing · turbulence · seatbelt · overhead · tray-table · aisle · window-seat

position

aft

Vessel's rear area

port · bow · stern · aloft · below · forward · astern · abaft · topside · midship

welcome

hospitality

Generous treatment of guests

friendliness · invitation · inclusion · acceptance · membership · belonging · camaraderie · team · onboarding · joining

Categories
Opposites
position relative to a vessel/vehicle

aboardoff

Not functioning

ashore · overboard · dockside · disembarked · aground

state of embarkation

aboarddisembarked

Left a vehicle

off · debarked · ashore · landed · deplaned

nautical grounding status

aboardaground

Stuck on seafloor

beached · grounded · stranded · marooned · run aground

Phrases
Family

board, overboard, onboard, shipboard

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G