Definition of Abard
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", prep. 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
- Alongside; as, close aboard.
- (baseball) Successfully reached base
- On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.
- (Obsolete): Across; athwart.
Quotations
*Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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