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Synonyms for larboard

Grammar : Adj
Spell : lahr-bawrd, -bohrd; Nautical lahr-berd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɑrˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd; Nautical ˈlɑr bərd

Définition of larboard

Origin :
  • "left-hand side of a ship" (to a person on board and facing the bow), 1580s, from Middle English ladde-borde (c.1300), perhaps literally "the loading side," if this was the side on which goods were loaded onto a ship, from laden "to load" + bord "ship's side." Altered 16c. on influence of starboard, then largely replaced by the specialized sense of port (n.1). to avoid confusion of similar-sounding words. The Old English term was bæcboard, literally "back board" (see starboard).
  • As in left : adj on west side when facing north
Example sentences :
  • A little later the larboard fore-sheet went, and the sail was split.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Should I range, up on the larboard quarter, do you lie, on the starboard.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They were the men of the larboard watch, waiting for eight bells which was imminent.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • You, Velsers and Rock, gain the fo'c'sl from larboard and starboard.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • But my orders were, that the larboard watch should remain on deck.
  • Extract from : « Little By Little » by William Taylor Adams
  • I shall take the starboard watch, and Captain Briskett the larboard.
  • Extract from : « Little By Little » by William Taylor Adams
  • "There is a mutiny in the larboard watch," replied the mate, with a smile.
  • Extract from : « Little By Little » by William Taylor Adams
  • Look for a red light or a green one—her larboard or starboard light.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • That will do; now pull on the larboard and back the starboard oars.
  • Extract from : « The Boat Club » by Oliver Optic
  • On the route he more than once sighted land on the larboard.
  • Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.

Antonyms for larboard

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