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starboard definition

star·board (stär′bərd, -bôrd′)

noun

the right-hand side of a ship, boat, or airplane as one faces forward

Etymology: ME sterbord < OE steorbord < steoran, to steer (the old rudder being a large oar used on the right side of the ship) + bord: see board

adjective

  1. of or on this side
  2. designating a sailing tack on which the wind passes over the starboard side

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to move or turn (the helm) to the right

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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