larboard

larboard meaning in Tamil

Examples of larboard in a sentence

• It hit her larboard side, and glanced off in an inky jet, that rolled away to seaward, an unfolding torrent of black smoke, from which the ironclad drove clear.1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, Book One, Chapter 17:
• The schooner ploughed on Northerly for a minute longer, before tacking again to lay herself half a mile in advance of the nearer corvette, now up on their larboard quarter.2004, Dewey Lambdin, Havoc's Sword:
• This time an almost defeated sigh was heard from both the larboard and starboard gun crews.2014, Barry D. Boothe, INFIDEL: Don’t Tread On Me:

Synonyms of larboard

• port
• backboard
• leeboard
• left

Antonyms

• starboard

Forms of larboard

Origin of larboard

From Middle English ladde-bord, latebord, most likely referring to the side of the ship on which cargo was loaded. Changed to larboard in the 1500s by association with starboard. (Texts from the 1500s have spellings like lerbord, leereboord, larboord, corresponding to how they spell sterbord, steereboord, starboord.)

Questions about larboard

What does larboard mean?

Larboard means the left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side.

What is larboard in Tamil?

Larboard in Tamil is கப்பல், விமானம் முதலியவற்றின் இடப்பக்க. See Larboard meaning in Tamil.

How do you use larboard in a sentence?

It hit her larboard side, and glanced off in an inky jet, that rolled away to seaward, an unfolding torrent of black smoke, from which the ironclad drove clear.

What part of speech is larboard?

Larboard is a noun.

How do you pronounce larboard?

Larboard is pronounced /ˈlɑːbɔːd/ (UK).

What is the plural of larboard?

The plural of larboard is larboards.