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boarding parties

boarding parties is the plural of boarding party.

Meaning of boarding party

Noun

boarding party (plural boarding parties)

  1. The group of sailors who were selected to board an enemy ship and, when in control, to make such repairs to rigging and sail that the ship could be taken to port as a prize
    • Enemy boarding parties on starboard decks Eight through Ten.2001 November 15, Bungie, Halo: Combat Evolved, v1.0, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Pillar of Autumn

Questions about boarding parties

What is boarding parties the plural of?
Boarding parties is the plural of boarding party.

Words near boarding parties in the dictionary

  1. boarding gate
  2. boarding gates
  3. boarding house
  4. boarding houses
  5. boarding out
  6. boarding parties
  7. boarding party
  8. boarding pass
  9. boarding passes
  10. boarding pike
  11. boarding pikes

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