Explore Starboard through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like right or channelize. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Starboard in a sentence
Starboard meaning
- 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.
- One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two.
Synonyms of Starboard
Using Starboard
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two.
- Useful related words include: right, channelize, guide, head.
- In the example corpus, starboard often appears in combinations such as: the starboard, to starboard, starboard side.
Context around Starboard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Starboard
- In this selection, "starboard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, company, side, value and section stand out and add context to how "starboard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include port and starboard and along the starboard and port. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "starboard" sits close to words such as adamson, adapts and agitating, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with starboard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You may wonder why the two orcas are named Port and Starboard. (12 words)
There was also a small command tower and six funnels at the port and starboard. (15 words)
The ship was reportedly hit and damaged on its starboard side but continued its voyage. (15 words)
A breach in the hull and open portholes to ventilate hospital wards saw water pour in and the ship began to list to the starboard side, where water was gathering following the explosion to this flank. (36 words)
BRP Cape Engaño, on the other hand, sustained a 1.1-meter hole on its starboard side and 40-centimeter damage to the engine exhaust, also on the starboard quarter, Malaya added. (32 words)
In terms of secondary armament, the Iowa-class battleships packed two 5-inch (127mm) Mark 12 guns in enclosed base ring mounts along the starboard and port sides of the warship. (31 words)
Who's going to point out that the Grand Canyon is just off the starboard side or explain that we might feel a few bumps because of some rough air? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
If the formation was attacked from the starboard, the starboard section engaged the attackers, the top section moving to starboard and the port section to the top position.
BRP Cape Engaño, on the other hand, sustained a 1.1-meter hole on its starboard side and 40-centimeter damage to the engine exhaust, also on the starboard quarter, Malaya added.
It flew along the main runway then started a roll to starboard and climbed slightly, during which the starboard wing disintegrated and the main spar collapsed.
On Friday, the digital media company Starboard announced that it had acquired Parler, the conservative social media platform.
Starboard Value LP increased its stake in shares of Commvault Systems by 2.8% during the first quarter.
There was not sufficient time for First Officer William Murdoc to avoid a starboard strike and the Titanic sank while the band played.
You may wonder why the two orcas are named Port and Starboard.
At approximately 6:15 PM, during what should have been a routine turn to starboard, the crew discovered the vessel wouldn’t respond to course corrections.
In terms of secondary armament, the Iowa-class battleships packed two 5-inch (127mm) Mark 12 guns in enclosed base ring mounts along the starboard and port sides of the warship.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth is en route to Rosyth in Scotland and needs repairs to its starboard propeller shaft, unrelated to the fire.
The masses of landing craft now veered off to starboard, and then, as if in a review at Spithead, split into the appropriate squadrons for their allotted beaches.
There was also a small command tower and six funnels at the port and starboard.
The ship was reportedly hit and damaged on its starboard side but continued its voyage.
A breach in the hull and open portholes to ventilate hospital wards saw water pour in and the ship began to list to the starboard side, where water was gathering following the explosion to this flank.
At exactly midnight, after traveling 190 miles that day, lookouts spotted Christmas Island 25 miles off the starboard bow.
He turned to starboard and headed almost due west, confident that he could outrun them.
Therefore, he compromised by turning 20 degrees to starboard on a new course of 300 degrees toward the enemy.
Who's going to point out that the Grand Canyon is just off the starboard side or explain that we might feel a few bumps because of some rough air?
He said all 21 crew members abandoned ship and were quickly rescued, adding that the incident damaged the ship's starboard hull.
In January, the hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value revealed they had taken stakes in eBay and said the company should break itself up.
Common combinations with starboard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: