starboard
starboard is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 12 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That side of a vessel which is one of the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to Ant: larboard, or Ant: port.
- 2.Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.
- 3.To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ambidextral
- ambidextrous
- dexter
- dextrad
- dextral
- dextrality
- dextrally
- dextrorsal
- dextrorse
- hand
- right
- right-handed
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is starboard.
- What is that side of a vessel which is one of the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to Ant: larboard, or Ant: port called?
- What is pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack called?
- What is to put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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