starboard
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- noun
- /ˈstɑrˌbɔrd/
- Specialized
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estribor
- The whole of the starboard side, as far as the keel, was laid bare.
- starboard side
- port and starboard
And so there he's on the watch and all of a sudden they get a passive hit, a contact that's moving, you know, off the starboard.
- And so there he's on the watch and all of a sudden they get a passive hit, a contact that's moving, you know, off the starboard.
Examples
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The captain ordered the crew to check the equipment on the starboard side of the ship.
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-Get to the starboard side.
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We got a hole in the starboard bow.
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Another boat on the starboard bow, sir.
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Tell him it's headed to the starboard side, impact in 45 seconds.
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'Uh, we tracked a bunch of cargo modules, probably off your starboard side.
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Edwina looked worried as he glanced out the window on the starboard side, but he could see nothing.
Fiction book (1991) -
Captain, there's a small craft off the starboard bow... that's trying to get our attention.
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As they watched in disbelief, the ship, a steamer, hit Orpheus on the starboard side and kept going.
Academic text (2013) -
Yosemite swung sharply to starboard and heeled over with the momentum of the turn.
Fiction book (1992)
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word starboard comes from old English parts steer 'to guide' and board 'side'. Because the steering oar sat on the right, starboard is the right side of a ship or plane when you look forward.