bordo

el bordo(
bohr
-
doh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. side
El bordo del destructor fue alcanzado por un torpedo a estribor.The starboard side of the destroyer was hit by a torpedo.
a. tack
El velero hizo un bordo a babor al salir del puerto.The sailboat did a tack to port as it left the harbor.
3. (agriculture)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. roughly-built dam
Estos bordos impiden que el agua inunde el terreno.These roughly-built dams stop the water from flooding the land.
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