a-starboard, advb. phr. Naut.
(əˈstɑːbɔəd)
[a prep.1 + starboard.]
On or toward the starboard or right side of the ship when looking forward. to put the helm a-starboard: to bring the rudder to the port side, making the vessel turn to the left.
| 1627–30 [see a-port]. 1762 Falconer Shipwr. ii. 49 The helm a-starboard flies. 1878 Daily News 18 Sept. 2/3 The helm was put hard astarboard to counteract the effects of the tide on the port bow. |