aboard

[uh-bawrd, uh-bohrd] / əˈbɔrd, əˈboʊrd /

ADJECTIVE

on or in a transportation object

Synonyms

WEAK

boarded consigned embarked en route in transit loaded on on board traveling

Antonyms

WEAK

not on off

Example Sentences

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A year later, American aviator Charles Lindbergh made the first solo, nonstop trans-Atlantic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis plane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon, and the toilet aboard the Orion capsule is acting up again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Since launching from Earth on Wednesday, the four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule have had some intermittent issues with their toilet.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

To gather data, Utrecht master's student Sophie ten Hietbrink spent four weeks aboard the research vessel RV Pelagia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“But I can still choose not to fight. You said there are humans aboard the station. I will not fight them. I will reason with them.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown