In sailing, the starboard side of a ship is the right side when you are on it and facing towards the front.
[technical]
He detected a ship moving down the starboard side of the submarine.
Starboard is also a noun.
I could see the fishing boat to starboard.
starboard in British English
(ˈstɑːbəd, -ˌbɔːd)
noun
1.
the right side of an aeroplane or vessel when facing the nose or bow
Compare port2
adjective
2.
relating to or on the starboard
verb
3.
to turn or be turned towards the starboard
Word origin
Old English stēorbord, literally: steering side, from stēor steering paddle + bord side; see steer1, board; from the fact that boats were formerly steered by a paddle held over theright-hand side
starboard in American English
(ˈstɑrbərd; ˈstɑrˌbɔrd)
noun
1.
the right-hand side of a ship, boat, or airplane as one faces forward
see also port4
adjective
2.
of or on this side
3.
designating a sailing tack on which the wind passes over the starboard side
verb transitive, verb intransitive
4.
to move or turn (the helm) to the right
Word origin
ME sterbord < OE steorbord < steoran, to steer1 (the old rudder being a large oar used on the right side of the ship) + bord: see board
Examples of 'starboard' in a sentence
starboard
The starboard engine coughed twice and cut.
Len Deighton Bomber
The boat coming in from the right is on starboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She kept rolling now until the starboard wing was tilted upward at forty degrees.
Len Deighton Bomber
The torpedo hit the starboard side behind the bridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Both boats are on starboard but yellow is trapped.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The fuselage was set ablaze and the starboard engine knocked out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So port is on the left and starboard is right.
The Sun (2009)
The best views are from the starboard side.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One morning the captain told us to look out on the starboard side.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He then went to his cabin on the starboard side behind the bridge.
Eaton, John P & Haas, Charles A Titanic - Destination disaster (1987)
After release by the tug aircraft flak blew away part of his starboard wing and shredded his rudder.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Lambert nodded and with relief Battersby put the starboard engines back to cruising power.
Len Deighton Bomber
In the few seconds available, he dashed to the starboard side and braced himself for the impact.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A lighthouse loomed off the starboard bow.
Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990)
Suddenly there was a loud bang, sparks flew from a starboard engine and then the engine failed altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He used to paint his big toenails red and green, to remind him which side was starboard and port.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
By 11.30 pm the other ship 's green starboard light could be seen.
Eaton, John P & Haas, Charles A Titanic - Destination disaster (1987)
On the starboard quarter, eighty miles away, he could see the target being attacked.
Len Deighton Bomber
Port and starboard: We left port and went right to starboard.
The Sun (2009)
That led the No 7 fuel tank at the base of the starboard wing to explode.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He opened fire on one of the bombers and saw smoke coming from the starboard engine, but modestly did not claim to have shot it down.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
With the right timing, outward or inward bound, ships were guaranteed a following wind in the starboard quarter.
Jack Turner SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004)
In other languages
starboard
British English: starboard ADJECTIVE
The starboard side of a ship or an aircraft is the right side when you are on it and facing toward the front.
He detected a ship moving down the starboard side of the submarine.