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star·board
ˈstärbərd/
noun
noun: starboard; plural noun: starboards
1.
the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward.
verb
verb: starboard; 3rd person present: starboards; past tense: starboarded; past participle: starboarded; gerund or present participle: starboarding
1.
turn (a ship or its helm) to starboard.
Origin
Old English stēorbord ‘rudder side’ (see steer1, board), because early Teutonic sailing vessels were steered with a paddle over the right side.
watch
wäCH,wôCH/
noun
an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time.
"the security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities"
the officers and crew on duty during a watch.
noun: starboard
Origin
Old English wæcce ‘watchfulness,’ wæccende ‘remaining awake’; related to wake1. The sense ‘small timepiece’ probably developed by way of a sense ‘alarm device attached to a clock.’
Port and starboard are nautical and aeronautical terms for left and right, respectively. Port is the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward. Starboard is the right-hand side, facing forward.
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