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boarding party

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The group of sailors who were selected to board an enemy ship and, when in control, to make such repairs to rigging and sail that the ship could be taken to port as a prize

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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  • German: Enterkommando — group of sailors to invade a ship
  • Hebrew: צֶוֶת הִשְׁתַּלְּטוּת (tsevet hishtaltut) — group of sailors to invade a ship
  • Italian: gruppo d'assalto — group of sailors to invade a ship
  • Polish: grupa desantowa — group of sailors to invade a ship
  • Russian: аборда́жная кома́нда (abordážnaja kománda) — group of sailors to invade a ship
  • Russian: аборда́жная па́ртия (abordážnaja pártija) — group of sailors to invade a ship