Morton, Harry (January 1, 1983). The Whale's Wake. University of Hawaii Press. p.84. ISBN 9780824808303 . Retrieved March 20, 2020– via Google Books. The terms will replace references to ‘stroke side’ and ‘bow side’, which have also been used in place of ‘left’ and ‘right’ from the cox’s point of view.

US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Why do ships use 'port' and 'starboard' instead of 'left' and 'right?' ". oceanservice.noaa.gov . Retrieved March 9, 2020. Quinion, Michael (2005). Port Out, Starboard Home: And Other Language Myths. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-101223-4. ; published in the US as a b RMG Staff (February 2, 2017). "Port and Starboard: Why do Sailors say 'Port' and 'Starboard', for "Left" and "Right?" ". Discover: Explore by Theme. Greenwich, England, UK: Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 . Retrieved February 2, 2017– via RMG.co.uk.You’re with this friend, and you get talking about language, probably because one of you has just uttered some expression that you’ve never thought about before. Your friend tells you an interesting story about where the saying comes from. POSH — • Port Out Starboard Home • Prevention of Sexual Harassment … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations

Anatomical terms of location, another example of terms of directionality that do not depend on the location of the observer for things that are bilaterally symmetrical Port and starboard are terms used on nautical vessels and aircraft to refer to directions. When facing the front of the vessel, port refers to the left side, and starboard refers to the right side. The History of Yahoo! - How It All Started..." Yahoo.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2001 . Retrieved 8 November 2015.Bump, Philip (August 2, 2013). "All the Silly Legislative Acronyms Congress Came Up with This Year". The Atlantic. Since the steering oar was on the right side of the boat, it would tie up at the wharf on the other side. Hence the left side was called port. [6] The Oxford English Dictionary cites port in this usage since 1543. [7]