Larboard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose

located on the left side of a ship or aircraft

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɑːɹbɔːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɑːbɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɑːbɔːd/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɑːɹbɔːɹd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

port

Antonyms

starboard

Parts of Speech

noun	the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
adjective	located on the left side of a ship or aircraft

Word Forms

port	adjective	located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
port	verb	turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship
port	noun	the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Backbord

die linke Seite eines Schiffes oder Flugzeugs für jemanden, der sich an Bord befindet und zum Bug oder Bug blickt

🇫🇷French

bâbord

le côté gauche d'un navire ou d'un avion à quelqu'un qui se trouve à bord et fait face à la proue ou au nez

🇪🇸Spanish

babor

el lado izquierdo de un barco o avión a alguien que está a bordo y mirando hacia la proa o la nariz

🇮🇹Italian

babordo

il lato sinistro di una nave o di un aereo a qualcuno che è a bordo e rivolto verso la prua o il muso

🇳🇱Dutch

bakboord

de linkerkant van een schip of vliegtuig naar iemand die aan boord is en naar de boeg of de neus kijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

esquerda

o lado esquerdo de um navio ou aeronave para alguém que está a bordo e voltado para a proa ou nariz

🇷🇺Russian

левый борт

левая сторона корабля или самолета тому, кто находится на борту лицом к носу или носу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिर से ढांकना

किसी जहाज या विमान का बायां हिस्सा उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो उस पर सवार है और धनुष या नाक की ओर मुंह कर रहा है

🇮🇳Tamil

பலகை

ஒரு கப்பல் அல்லது விமானத்தின் இடது பக்கம் கப்பலில் இருக்கும் மற்றும் வில் அல்லது மூக்கை எதிர்கொள்ளும் ஒருவருக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

లార్బోర్డ్

ఓడ లేదా విమానం యొక్క ఎడమ వైపున ఉన్న మరియు విల్లు లేదా ముక్కుకు ఎదురుగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తికి

🇮🇳Gujarati

લારબોર્ડ

વહાણ અથવા વિમાનની ડાબી બાજુ જે કોઈ વહાણમાં છે અને ધનુષ્ય અથવા નાકનો સામનો કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾರ್ಬೋರ್ಡ್

ಹಡಗಿನ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನದ ಎಡಭಾಗವು ಹಡಗಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮೂಗಿಗೆ ಎದುರಾಗಿರುವ ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാർബോർഡ്

ഒരു കപ്പലിൻ്റെയോ വിമാനത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഇടതുവശം കപ്പലിൽ ഇരിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾക്ക് വില്ലിന് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂക്കിന് അഭിമുഖമായി

🇵🇰Urdu

لاربورڈ

جہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کے بائیں جانب کسی ایسے شخص کے لیے جو سوار ہے اور کمان یا ناک کا سامنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

左舷

船舶或飞机的左侧，面向机上面向船头或机头的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ラーボード

船または飛行機に乗って船首または機首を向いている人に対して左側のこと。

🇰🇷Korean

좌현

배나 항공기의 왼쪽에서 뱃머리나 기수를 향하고 있는 사람에게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạn trái

phía bên trái của tàu hoặc máy bay cho người đang ở trên tàu và quay mặt về phía mũi hoặc mũi

🇹🇭Thai

ลาร์บอร์ด

ด้านซ้ายของเรือหรือเครื่องบินกับบุคคลที่อยู่บนเรือและหันหน้าไปทางหัวเรือหรือจมูก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersisa

sisi kiri kapal atau pesawat terbang kepada seseorang yang berada di dalamnya dan menghadap haluan atau hidung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لاربورد

الجانب الأيسر من السفينة أو الطائرة لشخص على متنها ويواجه مقدمتها أو أنفها

🇮🇷Persian

تخته چوبی

سمت چپ یک کشتی یا هواپیما به کسی که سوار است و رو به کمان یا دماغه است

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The primary meaning of 'larboard' is 'the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose'.

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Using 'larboard' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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