larboard
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of larboard
1300–50; Middle English laddeborde (perhaps literally, loading side; see lade, board); later larborde (by analogy with starboard )
Example Sentences
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So with that intent, one dropt on our starboard side called the la Fue and the other dropt on our larboard side called the Doubtable, they kept a very hot fire for some time.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2010
When the cliffs of Yaros appeared off their larboard bows, he found his three lost ships waiting for him, just as Moqorro had promised.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
An old man with a lined rectangular face and a scar across the flat arch of his nose, he was the leader of the larboard watch and Reed’s right-hand man.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
For larboard aft, it would be marked thus—“L. A.”
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Collins said, “Lay below the larboard watch!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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