starboard

English

/ˈstɑɹbɚd/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • (nautical) One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sterbord compound from Old English stēor (steer, rudder, a young bull cow) + Old English bord (table, board, plank, shield, ship, boundary, deck, side, side of a ship).

Origin

Old English

bord

Gloss

table, board, plank, shield, ship, boundary, deck, side, side of a ship

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

盾

Emoji

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