The sides of any ship are "the hull".
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∙ 14y agoIt is called a "ship", a ship has both left and right sides.
...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 right side is starboard.The left side is port.
The right side, a good way to remember is "There is no port left in the bottle".
Define left side of a ship? Left and right are the sides of the human body and you relate it to the body. The problem is that left and right change depending on which way you are facing. If you are facing the front of the ship the port side is to your left and the starboard side is on your right. By using port and starboard, you are avoiding confusion when talking to other people.
On any ship, the left side is Port, and the right side is 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).
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).
That would be called the PORT side of the ship. Right is Starboard.
When you stand on the ship and face the bow, the right-hand side is "starboard". The left-hand side is "port".
To a person standing on a ship looking forwards, the right side is called "starboard" and the left side is called "port". The term "larboard" is an archaic name for the left hand side of a ship. It was officially changed to 'port' in 1844.The left side of a ship is referred to as the port side, and the right is the starboard side. The sides can also be referred to in reference to external factors, such as the direction of the wind...for instance, the side from which the wind is coming is the windward side, and the side away from the wind is the leeward side. Port is left, Starboard is right.The left part of a ship when facing forward or towards the bow is Port side and right is Starboard side.The left side of the ship is known as the port. The right side of the ship is known as the starboard.
the right side. the left is port side