The lee side
The leeward or lee side.
Lee
The homophone for "lea" is "lee," which refers to the sheltered side of something, usually a ship.
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship., The lee side; the lee., Toward the lee.
Leeward or Lee side is the downwind side or protected side of the vessel. This is opposite of the windward side, which is the unprotected side from the wind.
If you aboard the ship and you face toward the front of the ship, the port side is the left side of the ship. So, the port side of a ship would show the port light.
...Is "aport": On a ship, while facing forward, the left side of the ship is called "port" and the right side of the ship is called "starboard".
The left side of a ship or plane.
The right side of a ship is called the star-board side.
If you actually mean, what is the left hand side of the ship called... It is the port side. It has mostly the same things as the right side of the ship (called the starboard).
If you actually mean, what is the left hand side of the ship called... It is the port side. It has mostly the same things as the right side of the ship (called the starboard).