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buccaneering

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buc·ca·neer·ing  (bk-nîrng)
adj.
Showing boldness and enterprise, as in business, often to the point of recklessness or unscrupulousness.
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Noun1.buccaneeringbuccaneering - hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"
piracy
highjacking, hijacking - robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force


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On this buccaneering expedition, Rear Admiral Du Petit Thouars, leaving the rest of his squadron at the Marquesas,--which had then been occupied by his forces about five months--set sail for the doomed island in the Reine Blanche frigate.
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