larboard

[ lahr-bawrd, -bohrd; Nautical lahr-berd ]

/ ˈlɑrˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd; Nautical ˈlɑr bərd /

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noun

(formerly) port² (def. 1).

adjective

(formerly) port² (def. 2, 3)

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Origin of larboard

1300–50; Middle English laddeborde (perhaps literally, loading side; see lade, board); later larborde (by analogy with starboard)

Words nearby larboard

Lara, Laramie, Laramie Range, lararium, la raza, larboard, LARC, larcener, larcenous, larceny, larch

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How to use larboard in a sentence

But whose are the ships lying out yonder on the larboard of the Danes?
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
The Durande having settled down more on the larboard than on the starboard side, the right paddle-box was higher than the left.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
He severed the four slings which fixed the four chains from the funnel on the larboard and the starboard sides.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
In the midst of this confusion I heard the mate give orders for lowering the larboard quarter boat.
A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute|Horace Holden

Took larboard watch eight bells last night; was relieved by Abramoff, but did not go to bunk.
Dracula|Bram Stoker

British Dictionary definitions for larboard

larboard

/ (ˈlɑːbəd) /

noun, adjective

nautical a former word for port 2

Word Origin for larboard

C14 laddeborde (changed to larboard by association with starboard), from laden to load + borde board

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