overboard in the PONS Dictionary

overboard Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fall overboard
man overboard!
to go overboard
to chuck sb/sth overboard fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He acts mean and pretends to be sending other pirates overboard.
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Activities onboard include navigation and seamanship training, breakdown or man overboard exercises and visits from local dignitaries or senior RN officers.
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Situated at the forward end of the boat deck, these were kept ready to launch in case of a person falling overboard.
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Everything is thrown overboard to help the balloon gain some lift as they fly towards a bridge, but see the slavers.
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He clung briefly to the railing, and then was pushed overboard into the sea.
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The anti-transportation press asserted that the convicts had thrown the articles overboard to hide their crime.
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On a cruise with her parents who are celebrating their wedding anniversary, the ship is struck by lightning, and she is knocked overboard.
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When he saw the approaching torpedo, he ran to where the depth charges were and began throwing them overboard.
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They left behind only some minor articles and one cannon that had fallen overboard during salvage operation.
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Only some minor articles and one cannon that had fallen overboard during salvage attempts.
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