Backbord
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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]