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larboard
(redirected from Port (nautical))

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lar·board  (lärbrd) Nautical
n.
See port2.
adj.
On the port side.

[Alteration (influenced by starboard) of Middle English laddebord : perhaps laden, to load; see load + borde, side of a ship; see starboard.]

larboard [ˈlɑːbəd]
n & adj
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a former word for port2
[C14 laddeborde (changed to larboard by association with starboard), from laden to load + borde board]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.larboard - the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or noselarboard - the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
starboard - the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
Adj.1.larboard - located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
Translations
larboard [ˈlɑːbəd]
A. ADJde babor
B. Nbabor m
larboard (old)
adjBackbord-; larboard sideBackbordseite f
nBackbord nt


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