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The old Viking longboats were steered with a board (oar) that was mounted on the right side of the ship and 'steering board side' evolved into 'Starboard'. When approaching port, the steering board had to be on the side away from the landing, so it was approached on the left or "Port" side
The port side was often called 'larboard side' which evolved from loading board.
Starboard is the right hand side when stood aft and looking forward
Port is the left hand side when stood aft and looking forward
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When and how did the left side of the ship come to be called starboard?
When someone doesn't know what they are talking about. The left side is "port". Starboard is the right side, where the "steer-board" (i.e. rudder) was located on early Medieval ships. And it is only the right side when you are facing the bow of the ship.
What country of origin does the word starboard come from?
it comes from the vikings age. It is the rubber on the right side of the boat they used to row
What does 'hard to starboard' mean?
Hard to starboard means that the ship's rudder is turned hard to the right moving ship to the right. Leaving it hard to starboard will results in the ship going in circles. Typically the order is followed by a course to steady on. "Helmsman, rudder hard to starboard, come to course 320!" "Rudder hard to starboard, coming to course 320, aye, sir!" "Quartermaster, aye, sir!" "Sir, steady on course 320, checking course 324, sir!" "Very well! Steady as she goes!"
How do you know a rectangle is a rectangle?
It has two short sides and two long sides. The sides come in pairs of parallel lines. The sides make 4 right angles at the corners.
Why posh is called port out starboard home?
The term posh derives from the time when passengers on liners would have cabins on the port side of a shim on the way out to India,this being the cooler side of the ship and the starboard side on the way back home which was then the cooler side....thus Port out...starboard home..as only first class passengers could afford this luxury it coined the term Posh. It has since come to mean anyone with money.
What is a quadrangle with no parallel sides called?
A quadrangle or quadrilateral (a shape with 4 angles or 4 sides, respectively). Special names normally come in when you DO have special characteristics, not when you don't.
Where did the pyramids with straight sides come from?
they come from egept
What does boat port mean?
Port and starboard are nautical terms for left and right, respectively. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It may also be a place where boats/ships can come in to load and unload cargo/passengers, the equivalent of an airport (for planes). eg The Port of London.
What is that toy called when you punch it come right back up?
Bop Bag.
How did the Pythagorean theorem come about?
It was noticed by ancient mathematicians that for any right angle triangle that when its hypotenuse is squared it is equal to the sum of its squared sides.
Should water come out below cover on 1996 30 hp Evinrude outboard motor?
Yes it should come out from starboard side, its perfectly normal, if it doesn't than you have a problem.
Shapes with many sides are called?
If they are flat two dimensional shapes with three or more sides, they are called polygons. If they are solid figures, they are called polyhedrons. The words come from Greek: Polugonos = many angled Poluedros - many sided Both definitions taken from my Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
