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adverb
- 1. from a ship into the water: "the severe storm washed a man overboard"
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OVERBOARD definition: 1. over the side of a boat or ship and into the water: 2. over the side of a boat or ship and into…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERBOARD is over the side of a ship or boat into the water. How to use overboard in a sentence.
Overboard definition: over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water. See examples of OVERBOARD used in a sentence.
OVERBOARD meaning: 1. over the side of a boat or ship and into the water: 2. over the side of a boat or ship and into…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. from on board a vessel into the water 2. → See go overboard 3. → See throw overboard.... Click for more definitions.
Define overboard. overboard synonyms, overboard pronunciation, overboard translation, English dictionary definition of overboard. adv. Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship.
The adverb overboard most often comes up when someone falls in the water. When it's used literally, it very specifically refers to the movement of a person or an object from a boat into the ocean or other body of water.
Definition of overboard adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OVERBOARD definition: over the side of a boat and into the water: . Learn more.
OVERBOARD meaning: 1 : over the side of a ship into the water sometimes used figuratively; 2 : to do something in a way that is excessive or extreme to do too much of something.
