Definition of Sternpost

1. Noun. (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel.

Category relationships: Navigation, Sailing, Seafaring
Generic synonyms: Timber

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. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sternpost

sternforemost
Sterninae
sterning
sternite
sternites
sternly
sternmost
sternness
sternnesses
sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid vein
sternocleido mastoideus
sternocostal
Sternotherus
sternpost (current term)
sternposts
sterns
sternson
sternsons
sternum
sternums
sternutation
sternutations
sternutative
sternutator
sternutators
sternutatory
sternward
sternwards

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