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starboard - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'starboard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Starboard [ a.]
- Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.
2 . Starboard [ v. t.]
- That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.
- To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.