starboard
noun/ˈstɑrbərd/
Frequency rank: #10,997 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The right side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward.
Example sentence
The captain told all passengers to move to the starboard side of the ship for a better view of the coastline.
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