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Adjective: starboard  staa(r)-bud
  1. Located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
    "The captain ordered the crew to look to the starboard side for the approaching vessel"
Noun: starboard  staa(r)-bud
  1. The right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
    "The captain ordered the helmsman to steer to starboard"
Verb: starboard  staa(r)-bud
  1. (seafaring) turn to the right, of helms or rudders
    "The captain ordered to starboard the helm"

Derived forms: starboarded, starboards, starboarding

See also: right

Type of: channelise [Brit], channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], point, side, steer

Antonym: larboard [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Starboard