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to reboard

to reboard

1 3.7
To get back onto a vehicle after leaving it
  • verb
  • /riˈbɔrd/
translation icon : volver a embarcar
  • Neither one noticed Sidney reboard the same train several cars down, and she continued on to National Airport.
  • reboard the bus
  • reboard the train

Examples

  • The press reboarded the buses.

    Blog text (18)

  • The completed questions will be collected as they reboard the bus.

    Academic text (1994)

  • I'm sorry, I have to reboard.

    Baby Boom (1987)

  • Warren was not an easy flier and did not want to reboard when Varig Airlines sent another plane to pick us up.

    Blog text (7)

  • We reboarded the buses.

    Blog text (18)

  • There will be about 3 hours on your own for lunch at one of the many fine cafes in the plaza area, shopping, visiting museums, and experiencing Santa Fe before we reboard our coach.

    Academic text (2000)

  • " Every muscle and joint ached, but he wanted to see the expression on Hansen's face when he reboarded the Mackinaw.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • After a quick lunch, we decided to reboard the ferry for the trip back to the island.

  • Passengers were asked to reboard the bus promptly to ensure an on-time departure.

  • Once the safety checks were completed, the crew announced that everyone could reboard the aircraft.

Synonyms

to board
vsto reboard
238 1.1

To get onto a vehicle like a train or plane

means returning to such transport after having left it previously
to reenter
vsto reboard
14 3.2

To go back into a place or situation after leaving it

focuses specifically on returning onto vehicles rather than entering places
to remount
vsto reboard
1 6.7

To get on a horse or bicycle again after getting off

is about returning to larger transport like boats or aircraft after leaving them

Antonyms

to disembark
21 5.1

To leave a ship, plane, or other vehicle after a journey

How Difficult

to clamber
19 5.6
climb
100 1.6
to reboard
1 3.7
to hop back in
  • Informal
2.8

Surface Forms

reboard infinitive
reboarded past
reboarded past participle
reboarding present participle
reboards third person singular

Morphology

reboard = board (transparent) = re + board

This is a regular 'again' formation meaning to board a vehicle again after leaving it.

Etymology

Reboard is made of re- 'again' and board 'to get on', as in 'board a plane'. So, to reboard is to get back onto a bus, ship, or plane after leaving it.