Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb On or toward the starboard or right side of a ship.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • At or to the starboard or right-hand side of a ship when looking forward.
  • Specifically, said of the tiller when it is shoved or drawn over to the starboard side of the vessel.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb (Naut.) Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb nautical Over to the starboard side.

Etymologies

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a- +‎ starboard

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Examples

  • We surge round hard aport then astarboard, following the channel, through overfalls and eddies like the Dorris More or Corrie

    From Edinburgh to India & Burmah 1900

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