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Definition of Sternpost
1. Noun. (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel.
Definition of Sternpost
1. n. A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel.
Definition of Sternpost
1. Noun. (nautical) A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sternpost
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sternpost
Literary usage of Sternpost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Marine Engineering by Albert Edward Seaton (1895)
"The finishing cut through the sternpost should be commenced from the inside, ...
At the sternpost and bulkhead holes, cross pieces of wood should be fixed ..."
2. Hunt's Yachting Magazine (1862)
"A skid of this description can, by means of two short lines attached to it, as
shewn in the figure, be readily hauled under the stem or sternpost of a boat ..."
3. Rules for Yachts by Lloyd's Register of Shipping (1903)
"sternpost, RUDDER STOCK, SHELVES- AND FASTENINGS. STEEL PLATE AND ANGLE AT "GROWN"
FRAME. TIMBERS. WROUGHT IRON FLOOR AT BENT FRAME TIMBERS. ..."
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