larboard

Example Sentences

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So with that intent, one dropt on our starboard side called the la Fue and the other dropt on our larboard side called the Doubtable, they kept a very hot fire for some time.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2010

Watson in the larboard chains sang out, “By the deep ten.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Along about three bells Nat came on deck with his spyglass and went to the larboard rail.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

For larboard aft, it would be marked thus—“L. A.”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

When a piece of timber was intended for the larboard side, it would be marked thus—“L.”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass