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Starboard

/stˈɑrbərd/
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(noun) The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

I always confuse which side is port and which starboard.
Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow!
CEFR Practice Quiz
The captain looked out of the ____ window of the ship to see the lighthouse marking the harbor entrance.

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