Starboard (Verb)
Meaning
Turn to the right, of helms or rudders.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The captain ordered the helmsman to starboard, bringing the ship sharply to the right to avoid the shallow waters.
- The rudder began to starboard, correcting the ship's course as it drifted off-center.
- The pilot gently leaned the controls to the right as the plane started to starboard due to the gusty winds.
- The sailor at the helm was instructed to make a slow starboard turn to realign with the channel markers.
- The autopilot system automatically adjusted the steering to starboard when it sensed the plane drifting off its programmed course.