Definitions
The right-hand side of a ship or aircraft.
Word origin
From Middle English sterbord, stere-bourd, stere-burd, from Old English stēorbord, from Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, equivalent to steer + board (“side (of a ship)”), referring to ancient ships with the steering oar set to the right (to accommodate right-handed crew). Ships had to dock on their left (port) side because the steering oar on the right would get in the way, which is how the left became known as the port side.
Used in a sentence
“I see another vessel off the starboard side.”
“We're on starboard tack, so the other boat has to give way.”
“to starboard the helm”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ship's right”9 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
S________