larboard

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Synonyms for larboard

adj on west side when facing north

Antonyms for larboard

right

Word Origin & History

"left-hand side of a ship" (to a person on board and facing the bow), 1580s, from Middle English ladde-borde (c.1300), perhaps literally "the loading side," if this was the side on which goods were loaded onto a ship, from laden "to load" + bord "ship's side." Altered 16c. on influence of starboard, then largely replaced by the specialized sense of port (n.1). to avoid confusion of similar-sounding words. The Old English term was bæcboard, literally "back board" (see starboard).

Example Sentences for larboard

A little later the larboard fore-sheet went, and the sail was split.

Should I range, up on the larboard quarter, do you lie, on the starboard.

They were the men of the larboard watch, waiting for eight bells which was imminent.

You, Velsers and Rock, gain the fo'c'sl from larboard and starboard.

But my orders were, that the larboard watch should remain on deck.

"There is a mutiny in the larboard watch," replied the mate, with a smile.

I shall take the starboard watch, and Captain Briskett the larboard.

Look for a red light or a green one—her larboard or starboard light.

That will do; now pull on the larboard and back the starboard oars.

On the route he more than once sighted land on the larboard.

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