What does abordage mean?
Abordage means (archaic) The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack..
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/əˈbɔːɹd.ɪd͡ʒ/ · noun
(archaic) The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack..
But when we must proceed on one of our abordages, the heart of Francis Burke was in his boots; […]
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Abordage means (archaic) The act of boarding a ship as part of an attack..
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But when we must proceed on one of our abordages, the heart of Francis Burke was in his boots; […]
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