STARBOARD Definition & Meaning

starboard

[ stahr-berd, -bawrd, -bohrd ]

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noun

the right-hand side of or direction from a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.

adjective

of or pertaining or located to the starboard.

adverb

toward the right side.

verb (used with or without object)

to turn (the helm) to starboard.

starboard

/ ˈstɑːbəd; -ˌbɔːd /

noun

the right side of an aeroplane or vessel when facing the nose or bow Compare port 2

adjective

relating to or on the starboard

verb

to turn or be turned towards the starboard

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of starboard¹

before 900; Middle English sterbord (noun), Old English ��ŧ�ǰ��ǰ��, equivalent to ��ŧ�ǰ� steering ( steer ¹ ) + bord side ( board )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of starboard¹

Old English ��ŧ�ǰ�bord , literally: steering side, from ��ŧ�ǰ� steering paddle + bord side; see steer ¹, board; from the fact that boats were formerly steered by a paddle held over the right-hand side

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Two light cruisers and the USS Utah lay off its starboard bow, and Battleship Row, the famed but vulnerable roadstead for the Navy’s mightiest, was on the other side of Ford Island.

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Dives led by explorer Victor Vescovo in 2019 showed that the starboard side of the officer’s quarters were collapsing, destroying state rooms and obliterating features like the captain’s bath from view.

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My father was clambering to get us leeward against capsize when my mother took to the starboard bow.

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The local pilot onboard the vessel frantically gave orders, telling the crew to steer the rudder hard to port and drop anchor to keep it from drifting starboard.

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