abbordare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to capture (an enemy ship) by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
  2. (transitive) to collide with (a ship)
  3. (transitive) to go alongside (a ship) in order to load and unload passengers or goods
  4. (transitive) to accost, to approach, to pick up
  5. (transitive) to face (an opponent)
  6. (intransitive, transitive) to board

Frequency

41k
Hyphenated as
ab‧bor‧dà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ab.borˈda.re/
Etymology

Borrowed from French aborder.

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