starboard
noun
[ ˈstɑːbɔːd ]
• the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward.
• "I made a steep turn to starboard"
starboard
verb
• turn (a ship or its helm) to starboard.
• "a red light is always a signal not to starboard the helm"
Origin:
Old English stēorbord ‘rudder side’ (see steer1, board), because early Teutonic sailing vessels were steered with a paddle over the right side.
watch
noun
• an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time.
• "the security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities"
Origin:
Old English wæcce ‘watchfulness’, wæccende ‘remaining awake’; related to wake1. The sense ‘small timepiece’ probably developed by way of a sense ‘alarm device attached to a clock’.
