Definition of LARBOARD

larboard

Plural: larboards

Noun

  • An archaic term for the port side (left side) of a ship.
  • the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
  • The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side.

Adjective Satellite

  • located on the left side of a ship or aircraft

Examples

  • He navigated ’LARBOARD’ to avoid his opponent’s blockade on the right side of the board.

Origin / Etymology

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.)

Synonyms

port, backboard, leeboard, left

Antonyms

starboard

Scrabble Score: 11

larboard: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
larboard: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
larboard: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

larboard: valid Words With Friends Word