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POSH — Port Out Starboard Home (Governmental » Transportation) * Prevention Of Sexual Harassment (Governmental » Military) * Probability Of Severe Hail (Academic & Science » Meteorology) * Probability Of Severe Hail (Academic & Science » Ocean Science)… … Abbreviations dictionary Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing the bow (front).

The debate has raged long and hard as to whether port and starboard should be the accepted terminology across the sport of rowing, but we can finally confirm that British Rowing will be adopting the terms across our official publications. Bennett, Joe (30 April 2012). "Everything you ever wanted to know about the word 'chav' ". Ideas Lab Predictor Podcast, University of Birmingham . Retrieved 2023-10-13. You’re with this friend, and you get talking about language, probably because one of you has just uttered some expression that you’ve never thought about before. Your friend tells you an interesting story about where the saying comes from. US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Why do ships use 'port' and 'starboard' instead of 'left' and 'right?' ". oceanservice.noaa.gov . Retrieved March 9, 2020. Grape, Wolfgang (1994). The Bayeux Tapestry: Monument to a Norman Triumph. Art and Design Series. Munich, DEU: Prestel. p. 95. ISBN 978-3791313658 . Retrieved February 2, 2017.The term starboard derives from the Old English steorbord, meaning the side on which the ship is steered. Before ships had rudders on their centrelines, they were steered with a steering oar at the stern of the ship on the right hand side of the ship, because more people are right-handed. [2] The "steer-board" etymology is shared by the German Steuerbord, Dutch stuurboord and Swedish styrbord, which gave rise to the French tribord, Italian tribordo, [a] Catalan estribord, Portuguese estibordo, Spanish estribor and Estonian tüürpoord. Forget your lefts and rights, British Rowing can officially confirm that ‘port’ and ‘starboard’ are the terms to use when rowing!

Starboard’ derives from the Old English steorbord, which literally means the side from which the craft is steered – traditionally the right-hand side before ships had central rudders. The port side is the side to the left of an observer aboard the vessel and facing the bow, towards the direction the vehicle is heading when underway. The starboard side is thus to the right of such an observer. [1]

Phrases and sayings that have a nautical origin

POSH — • Port Out Starboard Home • Prevention of Sexual Harassment … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations McConnell, Mitch (2020-06-03). "S.3548 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): CARES Act". www.congress.gov . Retrieved 2020-10-02. Many phrases that have been adopted into everyday use originate from seafaring - in particular from the days of sail. Virtually all of these are metaphorical and the original nautical meanings are now forgotten. I recommend this book: I don't see how it can fail to draw you in. It's the kind of work that you have a hard time disentangling yourself from. ... Half an hour later I was still there, darting about the book, one entry leading to another.” (Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian, 10 Sep. 2005) Publishing details Morton, Harry (January 1, 1983). The Whale's Wake. University of Hawaii Press. p.84. ISBN 9780824808303 . Retrieved March 20, 2020– via Google Books.