bagbord
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bakborði. Also bag (“rear”) + bord (“board”), as the pilot was formerly located on the starboard and turned his back to the other side of the vessel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bagbord
- backboard (left hand side of a vessel)
Adverb[edit]
bagbord
- toward the backboard side