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boarders.
amabhoda.

rope netting formerly placed to deter boarders.
ukwenza umnatha ngentambo ngaphambili yayibekwa ukuthibaza okanye ukunqanda abakhweli.

long, formerly used both by boarders, and defenders against boarders.
umde wawusetyenziswa ngaphambili ngabakhweli kunye nabakhuseli abachasene nabakhweli.

in close quarter actions the fighting might require the men to board or repel boarders from an enemy ship.
kwiintshukumo zekota ezikufutshane umlo ungafuna ukuba amadoda akhwele okanye achasele kwiibhoda zenqanawa yotshaba.