starboard
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bowThe righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.
» I always confuse which side is port and which is starboard.
Я всегда путаю, где левый борт, а где правый.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.
I see another vessel off the starboard side.
We're on starboard tack, so the other boat has to give way.
Steuerbord
пра́вый бортprávyj bort
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
(countable, uncountable)One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two.
A list that shows messages starred in a community space.
(figuratively)A system that enables such a list.
Examples
8 sentencesI always confuse which side is port and which is starboard.
ruЯ всегда путаю, где левый борт, а где правый.
Left is port and right starboard.
ruСлева - левый борт, справа - правый.
I always confuse which side is port and which starboard.
ruЯ всегда путаю левый борт с правым.
deImmerzu verwechsle ich Backbord und Steuerbord.
Unlike left and right, "port" and "starboard" refer to fixed locations on a vessel.
deAnders als „links“ und „rechts“ bezeichnen „backbord“ und „steuerbord“ bestimmte Seiten eines Schiffs.
Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow!
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sterbord, stere-bourd, stere-burd, from Old English stēorbord, from PrFrom Middle English sterbord, stere-bourd, stere-burd, from Old English stēorbord, from Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, equivalent to steer + board (“side (of a ship)”), referring to ancient ships with the steering oar set to the right (to accommodate right-handed crew). Ships had to dock on their left (port) side because the steering oar on the right would get in the way, which is how the left became known as the port side.
From star + board. The earliest known use was in 2013 on Meta Stack Exchange.
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Forms
plural: starboards| Singular | starboard |
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Synonyms
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