starboard vs transom

starboard

noun
  • The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object. 

  • One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two. 

verb
  • To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel. 

transom

noun
  • The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship. 

  • The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows. 

  • A crosspiece over a door; a lintel. 

  • Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart. 

  • Items that have arrived over the transom. 

  • A transom window. 

  • A horizontal dividing bar in a window. 

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