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