larboard
pronunciation
How to pronounce larboard in British English:
UK ['lɑ:bəd]
How to pronounce larboard in American English:
US ['lɑˌbəd]
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- Noun:
- the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose
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- Adjective:
- located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
Word Origin
- larboard (n.)
- "left-hand side of a ship" (to a person on board and facing the bow), 1580s, from Middle English ladde-borde (c. 1300), perhaps literally "the loading side," if this was the side on which goods were loaded onto a ship, from laden "to load" + bord "ship's side." Altered 16c. on influence of starboard, then largely replaced by the specialized sense of port (n.1). to avoid confusion of similar-sounding words. The Old English term was bæcboard, literally "back board" (see starboard).
Antonym
Example
- 1. I know when he larboard .
- 2. He 's on the larboard bow sir.bring up your small arms !
- 3. They soon got used to active on the larboard .
- 4. Mr. smith larboard for london after breachfast .
- 5. I saw the babe get on the bus and larboard .