Starboard
['stɑːbɔːd;-bəd]
Definition
(noun.) the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose.
(verb.) turn to the right, of helms or rudders.
(adj.) located on the right side of a ship or aircraft .
Inputed by Ezra--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.
(a.) Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.
(v. t.) To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. (Naut.) Right hand side (of a vessel, to a person looking forward).
a. (Naut.) Right.
Inputed by Clinton
Definition
n. the right-hand side of a ship to one looking toward the bow.—adj. pertaining to or lying on the right side of a ship.
Edited by Fergus
Examples
- They spoke glibly of the after cabin, the for'rard cabin, port and starboard and the fo'castle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We selected a stateroom forward of the wheel, on the starboard side, below decks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In the course of time I brought up on the starboard side of the pilot-house and found a sextant lying on a bench. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A wooden peg, a foot and a half high, with two slight crooks or curves in one side of it and one in the other, projects above the starboard gunwale. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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