Larboard

  • 11larboard — noun (U) old fashioned the left side of a ship; port (4) …

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  • 12larboard — lar·board …

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  • 13larboard — lar•board [[t]ˈlɑrˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] naut. [[t] bərd[/t]] n. adj. naut. obs. naut. navig. port II • Etymology: 1300–50; ME laddeborde (perh. lit., loading side; see lade, board); later larborde by analogy with starboard …

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  • 14larboard — /ˈlabəd/ (say lahbuhd) Nautical Obsolete –noun 1. → port2 (def. 1). –adjective 2. → port2 (def. 2). {early Modern English larborde (assimilated to starboard); replacing Middle English laddeborde, from ladde (origin uncertain) + borde, Old English …

  • 15larboard —   n. archaic, port …

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  • 16larboard — n. & adj. Naut. archaic = PORT(3). Etymology: ME lade , ladde , lathe (perh. = LADE + BOARD): later assim. to starboard …

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  • 17larboard watch — See watch …

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  • 18port — Larboard Lar board , n. [Lar is of uncertain origin, possibly the same as lower, i. e., humbler in rank, because the starboard side is considered by mariners as higher in rank; cf. D. laag low, akin to E. low. See {Board}, n., 8.] (Naut.) The… …

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  • 19Capture of Cyane — HMS Cyane was a British warship captured by the USS Constitution on 20 February 1815 during the War of 1812. Cyane was sailing in company with HMS Levant .The Capture of HMS CyaneHMS Cyane was a British 6th rate 22 gun frigate build ship in… …

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  • 20left — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) To the left side Nouns 1. left, sinistrality, sinistration; left hand, left side, near side; port[side], larboard; verso. Informal, wrong side. 2. left wing, radical (see change); liberal, progressive. 3 …

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