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Meanings of larboard in English

Portuguese
bombordo
Catalan
babord

The left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose.

bombordo

Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft.

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Examples for "starboard"
Examples for "starboard"
1
Nobody ever tell you forward traffic to starboard, sternward traffic to port?
Changer of Worlds
2
He watched a tiny hump of land far across the starboard bow.
Man of War
3
Just then I was in the bow, leaning over the starboard rail.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
4
The lugger put about and her starboard guns poured in their contents.
With Moore at Corunna
5
The starboard-watch can sling their hammocks and turn in if they like.
At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
Usage of larboard in English
1
Sometimes the larboard, then the starboard, then the waist-boat took the lead.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
2
Two hours later, and the promontory was lying to the larboard wake.
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
3
A little later the larboard fore-sheet went, and the sail was split.
Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
4
The larboard oars were going yet, and the starboard had almost stopped.
King Alfred's Viking: A Story of the First English Fleet
5
Both the pursuer and pursued were on the larboard tack, going free.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
6
North-east by north, with the wind still firm across the larboard quarter.
Cross of St. George
7
The whale which they had struck, was harpooned by the larboard boat.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
8
Now, ready about, and larboard gunners stand by to repeat the dose.
Two Gallant Sons of Devon: A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess
9
The deck canted to larboard as a swell lifted the two vessels.
Return of the Crimson Guard
10
Rolly Duckfield was pushing at the starboard pole, Yandry at the larboard.
A Dance with Dragons
11
Port the helm-manthe larboard braces-easeoff the starboard braces and bowlines!
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
12
And when, at seven bells, the customary ''All the larboard watch, ahoy!''
Two Years Before the Mast
13
That will do; now pull on the larboard and back the starboard oars.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
14
Good, my hearties; and larboard and port mean the same thing.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
15
We drew lots, and it fell to the larboard, which I was in.
Two Years Before the Mast
16
A number of the passengers were standing near the larboard rail.
Story of Chester Lawrence / Being the Completed Account of One w...
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Translations for larboard
Portuguese
bombordo
Catalan
babord
Larboard through the time
Larboard across language varieties
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