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to starboard

to starboard

5 8.1
To turn a ship to the right when facing forward
  • verb
  • /ˈstɑːrbərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : virar a estribor
  • Hard to port then hard to starboard.

Examples

  • During the drill, the commander shouted, 'Turn the rudder to starboard!' to initiate the maneuver.

  • To avoid the buoy, the captain ordered the crew to starboard the helm sharply.

  • A couple of points to starboard there.

    Mrs. Miniver (1942)

  • Hard to starboard, get us out of here.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Search to starboard, standard pattern.

    Greyhound (2020)

  • The probe held the image for thirty seconds, then began a slow pan to starboard.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Destroyer passing aft from port to starboard.

    Destination Tokyo (1943)

  • Sharply to starboard.

    Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

  • There was an orange daymark ahead, and Hilary tried to guess whether Dick would leave it to port or to starboard.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • A shrill alarm sounds as the plane pitches violently to starboard.

    Fiction book (1996)

Antonyms

to port
  • Specialized
2 8.2

To turn a ship or aircraft to the left

Surface Forms

starboard infinitive
starboarded past
starboarded past participle
starboarding present participle
starboards third person singular

Etymology

The verb starboard comes from the same parts steer 'to guide' and board 'side', from the idea of moving toward the 'steer-side' where the steering oar was. So to starboard a ship is to turn or steer it to the right.