bâbord

• babord (archaic)

From Dutch bakboord, from bak (“rear”) + boord (“board”), because the pilot was formerly located on the starboard and turned his back to the other side.

• IPA^(key): /ba.bɔʁ/ ~ /bɑ.bɔʁ/

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bâbord m (plural bâbords)

1. port (left-hand side of a vessel)

   Antonym: tribord

• → Spanish: babor

• “bâbord”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• bobard

From Old Norse bakborði.

bâbord m (plural bâbords)

1. (nautical) port (left-hand side of a vessel)