Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of boarding a vessel, as in a sea-fight.
- noun A collision. See
fall aboard of , under aboard.
Etymologies
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Borrowing from French abordage
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Examples
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"abordage" -- which operation they were not, in a harmless church, hung round with velvet and wax-candles, and filled with ladies, surely called upon to perform.
The Second Funeral of Napoleon William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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"And why do you not fly to his arms?" sneered Alan Hawke, who had quickly resigned the bullying tone of his abordage.
A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Richard Savage 1874
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C'est constamment que j'ai des douleurs dans le sein droit mais cette semaine a ete la pire d'ou mon abordage du sujet avec le medecin.)
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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