aboard : Idioms & Phrases


To fall aboard of

  • to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of.
Webster 1913

To haul the tacks aboard

  • to set the courses.
  • (Naut.), to set the courses.
Webster 1913

To keep the land aboard

  • to hug the shore.
Webster 1913

To lay (a ship) aboard

  • to place one's own ship close alongside of (a ship) for fighting.
Webster 1913