man overboard
noun
A person who has fallen into the sea from a vessel; (so as interjection) a call to alert crew members to such a casualty and initiate the recovery procedure; (occasionally) the procedure itself.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Douglas Jerrold (1803–1857), playwright and journalist.
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