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Actually had one of these on my boat when I was growing up. Vital piece of tech. (startrek.website)

submitted 1 year ago by Stamets@startrek.website to c/funny@lemmy.world

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[–] 2nsfw2furious@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Steer board => star board?

[–] bluGill@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe. Others have said that when in port the starboard side of the ship is where you would see start out at sea - the port side facing the bright city.

A lot of this is partially lost to history and a guess. I am not enough of a historian to know what the truth is.

[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"From Middle English sterbord, stere-bourd, stere-burd, from Old English stēorbord, from Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, equivalent to steer +‎ board (“side (of a ship)”), referring to ancient ships with the steering oar set to the right (to accommodate right-handed crew)"

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/starboard

[–] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Correct. Sailors aren’t known for their diction lol