larboard

Example Sentences

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So with that intent, one dropt on our starboard side called the la Fue and the other dropt on our larboard side called the Doubtable, they kept a very hot fire for some time.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2010

She was in charge of leading the work songs for the larboard watch, singing out line after line for the rest of the watch to repeat as they hauled sheets or turned the capstan.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

The fellow nodded and moved to the larboard rail.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

On the larboard side of the boat, a huge stone hand was visible just below the water.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

I was on the larboard dogwatch this day, and so could observe the positioning of those ships, it appearing that we are preparing for some great action against the town of Norfolk.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson