starboard

5 definitions found

starboard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Starboard \Star"board`\, a. (Naut.)
     Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying
     on the right side; as, the starboard shrouds; starboard
     quarter; starboard tack.
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  Starboard \Star"board`\, v. t. (Naut.)
     To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to
     starboard the helm.
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  Starboard \Star"board`\ (-b[=o]rd` or -b[~e]rd), n. [OE.
     sterbord, AS. ste['o]rbord, i.e., steer board. See Steer,
     v. t., Board of a vessel, and cf. Larboard.] (Naut.)
     That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person
     who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard,
     or port.
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starboard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  starboard
      adj 1: located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
      n 1: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is
           aboard and facing the bow or nose [ant: larboard, port]
      v 1: turn to the right, of helms or rudders

starboard - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "starboard":
     Epistle side, astarboard, clockwise, conservative, decanal side,
     dexter, dextrad, dextral, dextrally, dextrocardial, dextrocerebral,
     dextrocular, dextrogyrate, dextrogyratory, dextropedal,
     dextrorotary, dextrorse, ease the helm, ease the rudder, larboard,
     off, on the right, port, reactionary, recto, right, right field,
     right hand, right side, right wing, right-hand, right-wing,
     right-winger, right-wingish, rightward, rightwardly, rightwards,
     starboard tack, to the right