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A ABACK to ADMIRAL of the fleet ABACK ABAFT ABOARD To fall ABOARD ABOUT ABOUT-SHIP! ABREAST ACORN ADMIRAL ADMIRAL of the fleet Vice-ADMIRAL to AFTER-SAILS AGENT-VICTUALLER to ALL'S WELL ALL bands high to ANCHOR To drag the ANCHORS to To fish the ANCHOR To sheer the ship to her ANCHOR to Top-ARMOUR ASHORE to AUGER AWEIGH to AZIMUTH COMPASS Search Contact us
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ABOARDABOARD (à bord, Fr. abordo, Ital.) the inside of a ship: hence any person who enters a ship is said to go aboard: but when an enemy enters in the time of battle, he is said to board. A phrase which always, implies hostility. See the article BOARDING.
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