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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by soneil on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @08:09PM (#35622389)
The steering side is now the back. And docking .. in the Mediterranean the docking side is commonly the back too. In Scandinavia it's commonly the front.

It's probably for the best that they've been detached from their original meanings.

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