"overboard" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌbɔː(r)d/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overboard.wav [UK] Forms: overboard
Etymology: over- + board Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|board}} over- + board Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone or something goes overboard, it goes over the side of a boat.
    Sense id: simple-overboard-en-prep-xW~Qvp0c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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