aport
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of aport
Example Sentences
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The next day saw us completing our passage of Grenville Channel and turning hard aport into Verney Passage, then to starboard into Ursula Channel for a stop at the hot springs opposite Gribbell Island.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the habit of the Guard to go into action at arms aport.
From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
He rang the bell to stop her, and then to go ahead, at the same time putting the helm hard aport.
From Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People by Optic, Oliver
To assist in clearing her, the Ruby’s helm had been put aport, or to larboard, as was then the expression, and this carried her still farther away from La Belle Citoyenne.
From True Blue by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The captain —— in a voice of thunder to the helmsman, "Put your helm hard aport!"
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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