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boarding party

board·ing par·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawr-ding, bohr- pahr-tee]
    • /ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- ˈpɑr ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawr-ding, bohr- pahr-tee]
    • /ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- ˈpɑr ti/

Definitions of boarding party words

  • noun boarding party group of officers or sailors who board a ship 3
  • noun boarding party a group of persons who board a vessel, especially to attack, seize, or search it. 1
  • noun boarding party (nautical) 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. 0
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Origin of boarding party

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Boarding party

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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boarding party popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

boarding party usage trend in Literature

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