portside

Ship's left side

Portside means on or toward the left side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward.

The port side is marked with red lights at night, opposite the starboard (right) side.

The term extends to docks and harbors: a portside bar, portside warehouses.

As an adverb: The captain ordered the crew to move portside.

vessel

deck

Ship's flat surface

hullOuter covering or frame
keelHull's structural base
bulkheadInternal vessel barrier

porthole · gangway · gunwale · railing · davit · cabin · galley · berth · hold · bilge

navigation

starboard

Vessel's right-hand side

bowRespectful forward inclination
sternStrict or ship's aft
aftVessel's rear area

fore · helm · bearing · heading · course · leeward · windward · amidships · abeam · astern

harbor

dock

Mooring structure at water's edge

pierWaterfront landing structure
wharfShip docking structure
quayWaterfront loading platform

marina · berth · mooring · anchorage · jetty · slip · terminal · dockside · harbormaster · tugboat

Categories

nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
harbor facilitiesdocks, pier, jetty, wharf, wharves
nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow

Opposites

nautical lateral direction

portsidestarboard

Vessel's right-hand side

starboard side · right · right side · larboard

Family

side, inside, outside, port, beside, portal, portico

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