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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]] and [[port]]<br> [[User:Brucep|Bruce]] 16:52, 5 January 2009 (GMT) <br>  
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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]] <br>
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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. [1] see also larboard

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  1. 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


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