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starboard (iou)



starboard noun, adjective, verb, & adverb.
[Old English steorbord, from steor steering paddle, rudder, STEER noun2 (as being the side from which Teutonic vessels were usu. steered) + bord BOARD noun.]
A. noun. The right-hand side of a ship, boat, or aircraft looking forward. Opp. port, larboard. OE.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Belonging to, situated on, or designating the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft. L15.
bring the starboard tacks aboard, have the starboard tacks aboard, on the starboard tack: see TACK noun1.
C. verb trans. Put or turn (the helm) to the starboard side of the vessel. L16.
D. adverb. To or on the starboard side. M17.

Scafell Pike (oh)



a mountain in the Lake District, northwest England, which is the highest mountain in England