overboardadverb
uk/ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd//ˌəʊ.vəˈbɔːd/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.bɔːrd/C2 over the side of a boat or ship and into the water:
Someone had fallen overboard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Terms for location & direction used at sea
- abaft
- adrift
- afloat
- aft
- aground
- amidships
- ashore
- astern
- deck
- fore
- inshore
- offshore
- onshore
- out
- shore
Idiom(s)
chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard
go overboard