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astarboard

American  
[uh-stahr-berd] / əˈstɑr bərd /

adverb

Nautical.

  1. toward or on the starboard side.

Etymology

Origin of astarboard

First recorded in 1620–30; a- 1 + starboard

Example Sentences

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He ordered the helm hard astarboard and the engines full speed astern.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hard astarboard again!” goes on incessantly without so much as a breathing-space.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof

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