adv. [ Pref. a- on, in + board. ]
To fall aboard of,
To haul the tacks aboard,
To keep the land aboard,
To lay (a ship) aboard,
prep.
Nor iron bands aboard
The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sea + board, F. bord side. ] The seashore; seacoast. Ld. Berners. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast;
adv. Toward the sea. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]