larboard

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

/ ˈlɑrˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd; Nautical ˈlɑr bərd /

Nautical

SEE SYNONYMS FOR larboard ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(formerly) port² (def. 1).

adjective

(formerly) port² (def. 2, 3)

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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Example sentences from the Web for larboard

The breeze still held fair, though coming off the land of Africa, said to lie some twenty leagues away on the larboard beam.
Antony Waymouth|W.H.G. Kingston
It has been said that the larboard quarter-boat was launched by the chief mate, James Duncan.
Grace Darling|Eva Hope
I went up to the mast-head, and distinctly saw the rocks, not more than two or three feet under water on the larboard side.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George Grey
In the meantime it was dark; the cutter flew along the coast, and the Needles' lights were on the larboard bow.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters|Frederick Marryat

It begins just at the other end of this island on our larboard hand, and will be all over in about another half mile, or so.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	larboard
释义	larboard [ lahr-bawrd, -bohrd; Nautical lahr-berd ] / ˈlɑrˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd; Nautical ˈlɑr bərd / Nautical SEE SYNONYMS FOR larboard ON THESAURUS.COM noun (formerly) port² (def. 1). adjective (formerly) port² (def. 2, 3) 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for larboard The breeze still held fair, though coming off the land of Africa, said to lie some twenty leagues away on the larboard beam. Antony Waymouth\|W.H.G. Kingston It has been said that the larboard quarter-boat was launched by the chief mate, James Duncan. Grace Darling\|Eva Hope I went up to the mast-head, and distinctly saw the rocks, not more than two or three feet under water on the larboard side. Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|George Grey In the meantime it was dark; the cutter flew along the coast, and the Needles' lights were on the larboard bow. The Pirate and The Three Cutters\|Frederick Marryat It begins just at the other end of this island on our larboard hand, and will be all over in about another half mile, or so. Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to larboard near, port, south, sinister, portside, sinistral
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larboard

noun

adjective

Origin of larboard

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British Dictionary definitions for larboard

noun, adjective

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