/əˈbɔːd/, /əˈbɔɹd/
OriginFrom French abord, from aborder (“to aboard”).
- obsoleteThe act of approaching or arriving; approach.
“He entered with an air so immensely conceited and affected, and, at the same Time, so uncommonly bold, that I could scarce stand his Abord […].”
- rareA road, or means of approach.
Formsabords(plural)