larboard

A little puff of wind on the larboard quarter, and then —“larboard fore braces!

Chapter XXX. Beginning the Long Return Voyage-A Scare 1909

The Egyptians, steering on the right-hand side, probably took in cargo on the left side or "larboard", that is, the "load" or

Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas William Charles Henry Wood 1905

[Illustration: This diagram is taken from Commodore Morris 'autobiography and the log of the _Guerrière_: the official accounts apparently consider "larboard" and "starboard" as interchangeable terms.]

The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888

The various writers used "larboard" and "starboard" with such perfect indifference, in speaking of the closing and the loss of the _Guerrière's_ mizzen-mast, that I hardly knew which account to adopt; it finally seemed to me that the only way to reconcile the conflicting statements was by making the mast act as a rudder, first to keep the ship off the wind until it was dead aft and then to bring her up into it.

The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888

7The term 'larboard' is never used at seam now, to signify the left hand; but was always used on the river in my time.

Life on the Mississippi 1870

'larboard' side; that the lever which moves the rudder that steers the ship was called the 'helm,' and that to steer the ship was to take 'a trick at the wheel '; that to' put the helm up 'was to turn it in the direction from which the wind was coming (windward), and to' put the helm down 'was to turn it in the direction the wind was going (leeward).

Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner 1856

James says "larboard" where Cooper says "starboard"; one says the _Wasp_ wore, the other says that she could not do so, etc.] [Illustration: Shows the paths of the _Wasp_ and the _Frolic_ during their battle and the positions of the ships at various times during the battle from 11.32 to 12.15] "The American fire showed itself to be as accurate as it was rapid.

The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888

Until the early 19th century this side of the vessel was called the "larboard" side, (possibly deriving from its use as the "loading side".

Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] DanielPulido 2010

Until the early 19th century this side of the vessel was called the "larboard" side, (possibly deriving from its use as the "loading side".

Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] DanielPulido 2010

Try to imagine "All larboard bowlines on deck!" being shouted down into the forecastle of a present day ship.

A CLASSIC OF THE SEA 2010