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starboards

The correct spelling is starboards.

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noun

Say it like: Sta-rboa-rds

The correct spelling is starboards. The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than…

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noun

  1. 1.The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.
  2. 2.One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two.

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