freebooting
- noun
- /ˈfriːˌbuːtɪŋ/
- Archaic
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piratería
- During the Golden Age of Piracy, freebooting became a common practice among sailors seeking wealth and notoriety on the high seas.
Examples
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The Dutch followed suit by collaborating with the Corsairs in their own freebooting operations against rival European carriers.
Academic text (2001) -
The notorious pirate captain was known for his freebooting expeditions along the coast, seizing valuable cargo from merchant ships.
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Many historians study the freebooting tactics used by privateers to understand their impact on naval warfare.
Synonyms
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4.9
Stealing things from shops, often during a riot or disaster
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6.1
Taking control of a ship or plane by force to steal from it
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7.7
Taking things from places like shops during war or disaster
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6.0
The act of taking valuable things by force, often during war
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9.9
An act of attacking and taking control of a ship or plane to steal from it
An act of stealing goods, often the cargo from a ship
Antonyms
How Lawless
Surface Forms
Morphology
freebooting = freeboot (semi-transparent) = freeboot + ing
The noun sense is a standard gerund/nominalization of the verb 'freeboot' formed with '-ing'.
Etymology
Freebooting comes from names for people who took booty ('treasure') freely, like sea raiders and pirates. That's why freebooting as a noun can mean the act of plundering or raiding to take loot.