The state of any person or thing in the sea which had been in a ship.
♦ Thrown overboard also means cast adrift by the captain; withdrawal of countenance and support.
·adv Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A cry which excites greater activity in a ship than any other, from the anxious desire to render ass...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Drawing anything after a ship or boat when she is sailing or rowing. As a manœuvre to deceive an ene...