adv. [ Pref. a- on, in + board. ] 1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Alongside; as, close aboard. [ 1913 Webster ]
(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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[じょう, jou](n-suf) (1) from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of; (2) aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above; (n) (3) (See 下・げ・2) first volume (e.g. book); (n, pref) (4) superior quality; best; top; high class; (5) going up; (6) governmental; imperial; (7) presenting; showing; (pref) (8) ana- (medical, biol.); (P)#111[Add to Longdo]