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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Starboard \Star"board`\, a. (Naut.)
     Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying
     on the right side; as, the starboard shrouds; starboard
     quarter; starboard tack.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Starboard \Star"board`\, v. t. (Naut.)
     To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to
     starboard the helm.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Starboard \Star"board`\ (-b[=o]rd` or -b[~e]rd), n. [OE.
     sterbord, AS. ste['o]rbord, i.e., steer board. See {Steer},
     v. t., {Board} of a vessel, and cf. {Larboard}.] (Naut.)
     That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person
     who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to {larboard},
     or {port}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  starboard
       adj : located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
       n : the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the
           bow or nose [ant: {larboard}]
       v : turn to the right, of helms or rudders

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "starboard":
     Epistle side, astarboard, clockwise, conservative, decanal side,
     dexter, dextrad, dextral, dextrally, dextrocardial, dextrocerebral,
     dextrocular, dextrogyrate, dextrogyratory, dextropedal,
     dextrorotary, dextrorse, ease the helm, ease the rudder, larboard,
     off, on the right, port, reactionary, recto, right, right field,
     right hand, right side, right wing, right-hand, right-wing,
     right-winger, right-wingish, rightward, rightwardly, rightwards,
     starboard tack, to the right
  
  

















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