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larboard

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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
Noun
Naut an old word for port2 [Middle English laddeborde]
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Noun1.larboardlarboard - the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
port
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
port
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"
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