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abordage

UK/əˈbɔːɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/US/əˈbɔɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/

abordage noun: the act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.

Noun

abordage (plural abordages)

  1. (archaic) The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.
    • But when we must proceed on one of our abordages, the heart of Francis Burke was in his boots; […]1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Master of Ballantrae

Forms of abordage

pluralabordages

Origin of abordage

Borrowed from French abordage.

Questions about abordage

What does abordage mean?
Abordage means the act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.
What part of speech is abordage?
Abordage is a noun.
How do you pronounce abordage?
Abordage is pronounced /əˈbɔːɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of abordage?
The plural of abordage is abordages.

Words near abordage in the dictionary

  1. Abor-Miri
  2. aborad
  3. aboral
  4. aborally
  5. abord
  6. abordage
  7. abordages
  8. aborded
  9. abording
  10. abords
  11. abore

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