bordo

bordo
masculine noun
1(Náut & aviation)
  • a bordo -> on board
  • bienvenidos a bordo -> welcome aboard

bordo [bor’-do]
noun
1Border, the outer edge. (m)
2Ship or vessel. (m)
  • Fue a bordo -> (Naut.) He was aboard ship
3Board the side of a ship. (m)
  • Bordo con bordo -> board and board, side by side: when two ships are close to each other
  • Bordo sobre bordo -> hank for hank: when two ships tack together, and ply to windward
  • Bordo a la mar -> to stand off
4Board, tack. (Nautical) (m)
  • Bordo corto -> a short board
  • Bordo largo -> a long board
  • Buen bordo -> a good board
  • Dar bordos -> (Naut.) 1. To tack. 2. (Met.) To go frequently to and fro.
5(Cono Sur) raised furrow; (CAm.) Peak, summit. (m)

bordo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Náutica)
a bordoa aboard; on board
"bienvenidos a bordo" "welcome aboard"; estar a bordo del barco to be on board the ship; con ordenador de a bordo with on-board computer; ir a bordo (Náutica) to go on board; (Aeronáutica) to board
de alto bordoalto
buque de alto bordo big ship; seagoing vessel; personaje de alto bordo distinguished person; influential person
2 (bordada) tack
dar bordosdar to tack
3 (México) (Agr) roughly-built dam
4 (S. Cone) (dique) raised furrow
5 (Centroamérica) [de montaña] peak; summit

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