Away aloft there and out booms--get the larboard stu'n'sails upon her as quick as you please, lads.
Put the helm up, and run down so as to keep the schooner about two points on our larboard bow.
I found the cutter on the larboard quarter, with her bottom out: she could not swim, that was clear.
But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
On the third day of our homeward voyage we were sailing close-hauled on the larboard tack, with the island of Barbuda just visible away to windward.
From the poop I gazed once more upon the shores of Old England, after an absence of three years, for on our larboard bow I could discern the dark, lofty outlines of the Lizard, the southernmost headland of our isle.
The Golden Hope gave a swift, and graceful turn, so that she exposed the whole of her larboard broadside to her enemy.
The Golden Hope was now bowling along under easy canvas at a good six knots, and ere night the dreaded Eddystone, rearing its ugly reef above the breakers, was well abeam, and the rugged Devon coast away on our larboard bow.
Our westward course was now resumed, the two vessels keeping their stations with commendable precision, the Golden Hope leading at about a cable's length from the Neptune's larboard bow.
The deserted ship lay with her bow towards the reef on the larboard side of the channel, and having received several shot-holes 'twixt wind and water, had settled down somewhat, till the sea lapped her after ports.
She stood out close hauled on the larboard tack, the wind being due north, till she reached the bend in the channel that ran parallel with the shore.
Those willing to serve under Captain 'Enery will muster on thelarboard side.
I saw his stare fixed upon a point a little on our larboard bow, and perceived that in that direction the sea was all blown up into vast clouds of dust-like froth, and I knew that the storm was upon us.
And whilst he was still pondering the matter I raised myself, and took a look on all sides of us, and so I discovered that there lay another great bank upon our larboard side, and this I pointed out to him.
Apart from such spars as they had managed to secure, they had a spare topmast lashed along under the larboard bulwarks, and a spare t'gallant and royal mast lying along the starboard side.
And so through the day we sailed with a very light wind upon our larboard quarter.
Then George cried out that something was at the cover of the larboard window, and we stood back, growing ever more fearful because that some evil creature was so eager to come at us.
Looking over thelarboard side, we saw the shore, a high land with a point running from it, off which we lay.
Haul on the starboard fore and main braces," he then sang out, and the brig was brought to the wind on the larboard tack.
We found him looking out over the larboard quarter, the direction in which the stranger was most likely to be seen.
We were now left to our own resources, and before evening we were standing down the Irish Channel with a brisk breeze on the larboard tack.
A little way off to larboard he again caught sight of the high white back of a fresh roller coming through the dark, and he got ready betimes to receive it.
For months thereafter I set a great store by it, always carrying it in my fob when I went abroad, and when I came home to the boat always hanging it on a nail to the larboard of the stovepipe in the cabin.
It was on their larboard quarter as they made in long tacks for the north.
We immediately made sail, but before the tacks were on board and the sails trimmed the ship struck upon the reef when we were getting 4¼ less 2 fathoms water on the larboard side, and 3 fathoms on the starboard side.
Our boat had only time to examine the entrance and the larboard side of the sound, in which there are interior bays where about 30 fathoms of water is to be found within a cables length of the shore.
On the larboardhand of the North entrance there is a shoal, on which the sea appears to break although there is from ten to twelve fathoms of water upon it.
In the run from thence to the entrance of Endeavour Straits there is a small white island or key on the larboard end of the channel, which lies in Latitude 11° 23' S.
With great difficulty I reached the larboard tackle and hand over hand gathered the slack of it in until both gearings pulled alternately so that she seemed to be going aright.
But by and by I made out several figures crawling along the larboard bulwarks, seizing hold upon any rigging that came within their reach.
He does not command a watch, but belongs to thelarboard watch, and assists the chief mate in his duties.
The jib stay sets up on its end on the larboard side of the head, and is served ten feet from the boom, and its collar is leathered like that of the topmast stay.
The familiar term for the men in the larboard watch.
The fore topmast stay sets up on the starboard, and the spring stay on the larboard side of the bowsprit.
And, as I said before, if the sails are reefed or furled by the watch, he leads the starboard watch on the main and maintopsail yards, and the best man in the larboard watch leads them at the fore.
The crew are divided into two watches, larboard and starboard; the larboard commanded by the chief mate, and the starboard by the second mate.
In the merchant service all hands are divided into two watches, larboard and starboard, with a mate to command each.
Suppose the vessel to be scudding under a close-reefed maintopsail and reefed foresail, with the wind on her larboard quarter.
Suppose you have the wind on your starboard quarter, and are obliged to wear her round and stand out on the larboard tack.
The 25th they passed an extensive tract of uneven land on their larboard hand, stretching from E.
There is also a singularly round white rock on the larboard side, nearest Isla Grande, at the entrance between it and the main going in.
We found the leak on the larboard side, under the lower cheek of the head, where a shot had lodged and afterwards dropt out, leaving room for a stream of water.
The rocket-boats were now throwing rockets over our ships into the mole, the effects of which, were occasionally seen on the shipping on our larboard bow.
To bring our broadside to bear upon it, a hawser was run out to the Severn, on our larboard bow, the ship was swung to the proper bearing, and we soon checked them.
After a few broadsides, we brought our starboard broadside to bear on the Fish-market, and our larboard side then looked to seaward.
There is ample evidence of Landais having returned there several times to fire on the Richard, and always on the larboard side, or opposite one to that on which the Richard was grappled with the Serapis.
Standing on, he ranged past her larboard bow, where he renewed his raking fire, with like fatal effect.
It was proved that the Alliance never passed on the larboard side of the Serapis, but always kept the Richard between her and the enemy.
Then turning again and giving some orders in regard, to getting more way upon her, he viewed the laborious working at the pumps, and walking about midships on the larboard side, took a sharp survey of her waist.
The larboard fore-shrouds were found to have been scorched by the lightning, which had completely melted the tar from the after-shroud.
As each vessel filled on the larboard tack, she shortened sail to allow the ships astern to keep away, and close to her station.
The cloud on the larboard side was driven in all directions, like dust scattered by wind.
Strange sails on thelarboard tack, heading as follows.
Generally, it might be said that the vessels were scattering, the French sheering towards their own coast, while the English were principally coming by the wind on the larboard tack, or heading in towards England.
Two minutes later, the Cæsar sheered into the smoke on her larboard beam, and the crash of the meeting vessels was heard.
Go on deck, my lord, and see if the Dover has hove in any upon her larboard bower, so as to bring her more on our quarter.
After a while she again struck heavily, and "lay down on her larboard bilge.
Those who would keep to their pledges come over to starboard, while the rest stand on the larboard side.
At length, on the larboard bow, the old head of Kinsale appeared in sight, with Prince Rupert's ships passing round it.
While the cannonade was still going forward, we put off in two boats, which kept on the larboard side of one of the frigates, despatched for the service, so that we were unseen from the town.
This local allusion was not lost upon most members of the larboard watch, and Starbuck's wrongs, with the increasing size of his once useful nose, were quite disregarded in the hopeful laughter which followed.
I then went up to the raised poop, on which the officer of the watch was standing, and, in as polite a way as I could, reminded him of the dangerous reef on our larboard beam.
At 9 saw two vessels on thelarboard bow: fired a gun to bring them to, spoke them, the one the Nancy and the other the Fly, sloop, from Port Jackson.
At half-past 3 carried away main sheet and broke the tiller, down main-sail: bore up and set the fore-sail not being able to keep the sea found the larboard side of the waist covering board split and leaking a good deal.
On the larboard shore of the river it is not safe for any vessel, drawing more than 12 feet, to attempt entering.
The few hands who were employed in this business now plainly saw the land on the larboard beam, bearing N, W.
The 13th, under reeft courses, the larboard tacks; the commodore being on the weather quarter, bore down under our lee, and spoke with us.
The breeze still held fair, though coming off the land of Africa, said to lie some twenty leagues away on the larboard beam.
When morning broke there was a cry, "Land, land on the larboard bow!
They left the land on the larboard side, and had their sheet on the land side.
Karlsefne then went with one ship to seek Thorhall the Hunter, but the rest remained behind, and they sailed northward past Kiarlarness, and thence westward, and the land was upon their larboard hand.
In order to get at a water-cock on the starboard side, the ship had been heeled down on her larboard side, by running her guns over until the lower deck port-sills were just level with the water.
The weight of five or six hundred men, however, going over to the larboard side completely turned the hitherto critically balanced scale; and the ship went right over, with her masts in the water.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "larboard" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
