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| - | Starboard is the nautical name for the right side of a vessel to an observer facing forward. The word derives from Italian ''questa borda'' “this side” which was abbreviated to ''sta boarda'' and eventually anglicized to starboard. <ref> Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865 Admiral. The Sailor's Word~Book. Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, 1867 Reprinted by Algrove Publishing Limited Almonte, ON Canada 2004. ISBN 1-897030-05-3 </ref> see also [[larboard | + | Starboard is the nautical name for the right side of a vessel to an observer facing forward. The word derives from Italian ''questa borda'' “this side” which was abbreviated to ''sta boarda'' and eventually anglicized to starboard. <ref> Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865 Admiral. The Sailor's Word~Book. Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, 1867 Reprinted by Algrove Publishing Limited Almonte, ON Canada 2004. ISBN 1-897030-05-3 </ref> see also [[larboard]] <br> |
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Current revision as of 15:18, 15 January 2009
Starboard is the nautical name for the right side of a vessel to an observer facing forward. The word derives from Italian questa borda “this side” which was abbreviated to sta boarda and eventually anglicized to starboard. [1] see also larboard
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- ↑ Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865 Admiral. The Sailor's Word~Book. Blackie and Son, Paternoster Row, 1867 Reprinted by Algrove Publishing Limited Almonte, ON Canada 2004. ISBN 1-897030-05-3
