Sentence examples for the larboard from inspiring English sources

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the larboard

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The left side of a ship, looking from the stern; port side.

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Passing the circumstances of the voyage from Galway, which port we left at 5 P.M. of the 25th ult., until about 8 P.M. of Saturday the 6th inst., he says: While heading westwardly, the wind blowing a northerly gale, the ship began to roll to the larboard with a singular motion, going far down, and keeping that way a long time, which caused some alarm.

Indeed, he dubbed his free-flowing style of play "left-wing" soccer, and he wasn't talking about the larboard side of the field.

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Even so, it will be hard to think that we can never set out again on a dirty night, through thick weather in the chops of the Channel, "Ushant somewhere away on the starboard bow, the Scillies to larboard, never a star to be seen," bound for heaven knows where, but sure of great sailing, good talk, and yet unimagined adventures.

Opening fire with his larboard battery, he positioned Neptune off the Spanish vessel's starboard beam and the two exchanged heavy fire for the next hour as more British ships poured through the gap astern of Neptune.

Northern Yankees, largely Protestant, live on its larboard, or port, side, while Southerners, mainly Catholic, reside on the starboard.

Larboard Watch.

As she passed under Bucentaures stern, Neptune discharged a double-shotted broadside from her larboard (port) guns, with devastating consequences on Villeneuve's already disabled flagship.

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The Naked & The Dead.

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The later, the better.

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