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Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing the bow (front). Vessels with bilateral symmetry have left and right halves which are mirror images of each other.
Port: the left side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "starboard"). [1] Starboard: the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). [1] Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline. [1] Underdeck: a lower deck of a ...
A tack is the windward side of a sailing craft (side from which the wind is coming while under way)—the starboard or port tack. Generally, a craft is on a starboard tack if the wind is coming over the starboard (right) side with sails on port (left) side. Similarly, a craft is on a port tack if the wind is coming over the port (left).
The sides of a ship. To describe a ship as "on her beam ends" may mean the vessel is literally on her side and possibly about to capsize; more often, the phrase means the vessel is listing 45 degrees or more. beam reach Sailing with the wind coming across the vessel's beam. This is normally the fastest point of sail for a fore-and-aft-rigged ...
The starboard main-brace and main-topsail-braces are clearly silhouetted against the sea in this photo of the Prince William's bridge and stern deck from her masthead. The main-topgallant and main-royal braces run forwards to the foremast and are not visible in this picture.
Starboard value without saying it, they're not going to say the quiet part out loud, but the quiet part is, you got to lay a bunch of people off. That's a big part of it. Go ahead.
Starboard (or starboard side) (US) The right side of the boat when facing forward. (Bowside in UK) Starboard rigged (US) A boat where the stroke rower is a starboard rower. (Bow rigged in UK) Starting gate A structure at the starting line of the race. The shell is "backed" into the starting gate.
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