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

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

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

The fellow nodded and moved to the larboard rail.

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

Deliberately, he went forward, beyond the waist of the ship, and stood at the larboard rail, facing the water.

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

The larboard watch stumbled from the shelter of the forecastle, blinking at the brightness.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee