Whyrightsideofaircraft is called starboard

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Updated: 8/21/2019

Port and starboard are nautical terms which refer to the left and right sides.

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What is the starboard part of the ship?

As you stand on a ship and face the prow, the left hand side is called Port and the right hand side is called Starboard.

What is called the right side of the ship?

Starboard

What is a ships right hand side called?

starboard!

What is the a starboard on a boat?

Starboard on any boat or ship is the righthand side, port is the lefthand side. Port use to be called larboard.

What are the sides on a boat called?

Port (left) & Starboard (right)

The right side of the aircraft is called?

The in-side! Sorry, starboard.

What part of a ship is starboard?

"Starboard" is the right-hand side of a ship or aircraft as one faces forward. The opposite side is called "port".

If the Titanic hit the ice berg on the starboard side then how could it have turned hard a starboard if it was turning to the left?

In 1912, hard a' starboard meant turning the ship's STERN to starboard and the bow to port. Today this would be called hard a 'port. So the bow of the ship did indeed turn to the left, causing the iceberg strike on the starboard side.

What are the sides of a boat called?

port, starboard bow and sturn :D

What are the sides of boats called?

port, starboard bow and sturn :D

What does 'starboard' mean?

Starboard is the right side of a ship or aircraft when one is facing forward.

What do you called the right side of a boat?

When you are standing at the back of a ship and looking at the front, the side on your right is called starboard.

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