"starboard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɑː.bəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɑɹ.bɚd/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈstaː.bəd/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-starboard.wav [Southern-England] Forms: starboards [plural]
Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sterbord}} Middle English sterbord, {{m|enm|stere-bourd}} stere-bourd, {{m|enm|stere-burd}} stere-burd, {{inh|en|ang|stēorbord}} Old English stēorbord, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*steurubord}} Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, {{af|en|steer|board|t2=side (of a ship)}} steer + board (“side (of a ship)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} starboard (countable and uncountable, plural starboards)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: right Translations (right hand side of a vessel): щи́рборд (štírbord) [masculine] (Bulgarian), щирбо́рд (štirbórd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estribord [masculine] (Catalan), 右舷 (yòuxián) (Chinese Mandarin), pravobok [masculine] (Czech), styrbord (Danish), stuurboord [neuter] (Dutch), витьвенчире (viťvenčiŕe) (Erzya), tribordo (Esperanto), tyyrpuuri (Finnish), styyrpuuri (Finnish), tribord [masculine] (French), მარჯვენა ქიმი (marǯvena kimi) (Georgian), მარჯვენა ბორტი (marǯvena borṭi) (Georgian), Steuerbord [neuter] (German), δεξιά πλευρά πλοίου (dexiá plevrá ploíou) [feminine] (Greek), stjórnborði [masculine] (Icelandic), deasbhord [masculine] (Irish), tribordo [masculine] (Italian), dritta [feminine] (Italian), 右舷 (ugen) (alt: うげん) (Japanese), 우현 (uhyeon) (alt: 右舷) (Korean), matau (Maori), tribord [masculine] (Norman), styrbord (Norwegian Bokmål), styrbord (Norwegian Nynorsk), سنجاق (sancak) (Ottoman Turkish), sterburta [feminine] (Polish), boreste (Portuguese), estibordo [masculine] (Portuguese), tribord [neuter] (Romanian), пра́вый борт (právyj bort) [masculine] (Russian), bòrd-beulaibh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), estribor [masculine] (Spanish), styrbord [neuter] (Swedish), estribor (Tagalog), sancak (Turkish), starbord [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-starboard-en-noun-zrbWtEdh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 40 Disambiguation of 'right hand side of a vessel': 90 10
  2. (nautical) One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-starboard-en-noun-3-cNVl8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 40 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: starboard-side

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɑː.bəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɑɹ.bɚd/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈstaː.bəd/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-starboard.wav [Southern-England] Forms: starboards [present, singular, third-person], starboarding [participle, present], starboarded [participle, past], starboarded [past]
Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sterbord}} Middle English sterbord, {{m|enm|stere-bourd}} stere-bourd, {{m|enm|stere-burd}} stere-burd, {{inh|en|ang|stēorbord}} Old English stēorbord, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*steurubord}} Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, {{af|en|steer|board|t2=side (of a ship)}} steer + board (“side (of a ship)”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} starboard (third-person singular simple present starboards, present participle starboarding, simple past and past participle starboarded)
  1. (nautical, transitive) To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (to put to the right): hao (Maori), sancak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-starboard-en-verb-OoWR4L3w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 40 Topics: nautical, transport

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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
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      "alt": "うげん",
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      "word": "右舷"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "code": "ota",
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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
      "word": "سنجاق"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
      "word": "boreste"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "right hand side of a vessel",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to put to the right",
      "word": "hao"
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