A term synonymous with port or the side of a ship which is to the left hand of a person looking from the stern [from Ned Myers]
now called port (q v ) (Starboard is from Anglo-Saxon steorabord, the steer-board, or right side of a ship ) Larboard is the French bâbord, the left-hand side of a ship looking towards the prow; Anglo-Saxon boec-bord She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost- sunk in short Byron: Don Juan (The Shipwreck) To give a heel is to sway over on one side Here it means a heel to the starboard side
On or pertaining to the left-hand side of a vessel; port; as, the larboard quarter
The left, or port, side of any craft when facing the bow Perhaps derived from the 13th century English word laddebord, or loading side; some suggest it goes all the way back to the Norse word hlada bord of the same meaning
now called port (q v ) (Starboard is from Anglo-Saxon steorabord, the steer-board, or right side of a ship ) Larboard is the French bâbord, the left-hand side of a ship looking towards the prow; Anglo-Saxon boec-bord She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost- sunk in short Byron: Don Juan (The Shipwreck) To give a heel is to sway over on one side Here it means a heel to the starboard side
The left- hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; opposed to starboard
[ 'lär-b&rd ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English ladebord, referring to the side of the ship on which cargo was loaded. Changed to larboard in the 16th century by association with starboard.