abordage

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UK/əˈbɔːɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/US/əˈbɔɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/

noun

The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.

OriginFrench abordage →
First used since the mid 16th centuryScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounabordage (plural abordages)

plural abordages

  1. archaicThe act of boarding a ship as part of an attack.First known use since the mid 16th century

    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

Origin

  1. Frenchabordage
  2. Englishabordage

Borrowed from French abordage.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

beagador
Cite this entry
APA

abordage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abordage

MLA

“abordage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abordage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abordage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abordage.

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