Etymology

abordage

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Today it means: The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack. Full definition →

First used since the mid 16th centuryFrench abordage
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  1. French · borrowed fromabordage
  2. English todayabordage

Borrowed from French abordage.

First known use, by meaning

  • since the mid 16th century The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.

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