abordage

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French abordage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

abordage (plural abordages)

  1. (archaic) The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack. [since the mid 16th century][1]
    • 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Master of Ballantrae:
      But when we must proceed on one of our abordages, the heart of Francis Burke was in his boots; […]

References

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French

Etymology

aborder +‎ -age

Noun

abordage m (plural abordages)

  1. The assault on a ship.
  2. (nautical) collision, allision

Derived terms

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