Backbord
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German backbort, bakbort (15th c.). Compare Dutch bakboord (1599), Old English bæcbord (ca. 885).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Backbord n (strong, genitive Backbordes or Backbords, plural Backborde)
- port (the left side of a ship when facing the fore)
- Antonym: Steuerbord
Declension edit
Declension of Backbord [neuter, strong]