located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
The left, or port, side of any craft when facing the bow. Perhaps derived from the 13th century English word laddebord, or loading side; some suggest it goes all the way back to the Norse word hlada bord of the same meaning.
the left side of a vessel to a person looking from the stern toward the bow [31.12]; the larboard beam is the center of the left side of a vessel [221.15
The old name for the left hand side of a ship. It was officially changed to 'port' in 1844, to avoid confusion with starboard.
obsolete term for port which is opposite of starboard
The left side of the ship - cf. starboard.
Left. The term "Port" was used for helm commands to eliminate confusion with the similar-sounding "starboard". Eventually, the term "larboard" was completely eliminated.
the antiquated term for Port, the left-hand side of the ship when facing forward.
the left side of the ship - compare Starboard.
