I believe it is port side
1.A dock for large ships.2. The left side of a ship
the dock
The ends of a ship are fore (the front) and aft (the rear), the sides of a ship are port (the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward) and starboard (the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward)
The gangplank is the flat board that temporarily leads from the dock to the side of a ship, used for boarding or disembarking the ship.
"Starboard" is the right-hand side of a ship or aircraft as one faces forward. The opposite side is called "port".
"Port" could refer to a variety of things. It is the left side of a ship, the area where a ship comes to dock, and a type of liquor.
In very old sailing vessels, the ship didn't have a rudder built into the ship; instead, a long oar-shaped "Steering board" was mounted near the stern of the ship, and generally on the right side. This steering board could be damaged if it banged into the dock, and so generally the ship came to the pier with the left side of the ship. We now call the left side the "port" side of the ship, and the right side is the "steering board" or "starboard" side.
Aft - the rear part of a ship Amidships - the middle part of a ship (between the front and back) Beam - How wide a ship is (from the left to right if you're facing the ship's front) Berth - a bed in a cabin, also, a dock for the ship Bow - front of the ship Bridge - the command area where the captain steers the ship Draft - how much of the ship is under water Galley - kitchen area Port - left side of the ship Prow - the very front of the ship Starboard - right side of the ship Stern - rear of the ship Tender - a small ship used to bring passengers from the ship to the land, if the ship is too big to actually dock at land
it depends on what you are riding but usually it is starboard
A face is each side of an object, usually excluding the base. In this case, 3 faces.
An unstable ship may indeed loll (sailors usually say 'list') to either side.
The ship's beam is usually located at the midpoint of the ship and is considered to be that point where the ship is the widest. The ship's beam is a very important consideration when transversing a canal.