starboard
To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vesselTo put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel.
» I always confuse which side is port and which is starboard.
Я всегда путаю, где левый борт, а где правый. — marafon
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1 sensesTo put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel.
to starboard the helm
- turn to the right, of helms or rudders
Examples
8 sentencesI always confuse which side is port and which is starboard.
ruЯ всегда путаю, где левый борт, а где правый. — marafon
Left is port and right starboard.
ruСлева - левый борт, справа - правый. — Alex_M
I always confuse which side is port and which starboard.
ruЯ всегда путаю левый борт с правым. — odexed
deImmerzu verwechsle ich Backbord und Steuerbord. — Sudajaengi
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow!
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
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.
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Forms
starboards, starboarding, starboarded, starboarded| Base form | starboard · to starboard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | starboards |
| Present participle | starboarding |
| Past simple | starboarded |
| Past participle | starboarded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.