English Explanatory Dictionary

larboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɑːbɔːd/ /ˈlabəd/ /ˈlɑɹbɔɹd/ /ˈlæbɚd/

Word forms

larboard larboards

Etymology

From Middle English ladde-bord, latebord, most likely referring to the side of the ship on which cargo was loaded. Changed to larboard in the 1500s by association with starboard. (Texts from the 1500s have spellings like lerbord, leereboord, larboord, corresponding to how they spell sterbord, steereboord, starboord.)

Synonyms

port backboard leeboard left

Antonyms

starboard
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