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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall aboard of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l aboard- of
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strike (the side of another ship).

Inflected Forms

falls aboard of (present, singular) falling aboard of (participle, present) fell aboard of (past) fallen aboard of (participle, past)

Synonyms

fall foul of

Questions

What does fall aboard of mean?
To strike (the side of another ship).

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