Idioms

get aboard

get aboard

To board a mode of transportation, such as a plane, train, or boat. Yeah, we've gotten aboard the plane, but we're just sitting at the gate right now. Ooh, there's the boat! Once it docks, we can get aboard. A: "I can't believe they had us get aboard only to make us deplane an hour later!" B: "Well, would you rather fly in a plane having mechanical issues? Didn't think so."

See also: aboard, get

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get aboard something

to get onto a ship, a train, or an airplane. What time should we get aboard the ship? Everyone can get aboard at noon.

See also: aboard, get

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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References in classic literature

"Now get aboard, four of you," I said in a loud voice, indicating with my fingers that four of them were to go with me and the fifth was to remain by the junk.

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As we slowly advanced up the bay, numerous canoes pushed off from the surrounding shores, and we were soon in the midst of quite a flotilla of them, their savage occupants struggling to get aboard of us, and jostling one another in their ineffectual attempts.

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After a manual push, I flew the CV 1, rolled out on final bearing, and prepared to get aboard. When I descended out of 1,200 feet and cleared the marine layer, I could see one aircraft between the ship and my aircraft.

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