Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boarding party

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: board-ing -par-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Enemy boarding parties on starboard decks Eight through Ten."

Inflected Forms

boarding parties (plural)

Questions

What does boarding party mean?: 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

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