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overboard

adverb
 
 
/ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈbɔːd/ US  /ˈoʊ.vɚ.bɔːrd/

Definition

C2 over the side of a boat or ship and into the water: Someone had fallen overboard.Terms for location and direction used at sea
(Definition of overboard adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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