sternpost

[ sturn-pohst ]

/ ˈstɜrnˌpoʊst /

noun Nautical.

an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post.

Also called body post.

Origin of sternpost

First recorded in 1570–80; stern² + post¹

Words nearby sternpost

sternopericardial, sternoschisis, sternothyroid, sternotomy, sternovertebral, sternpost, stern sheets, sternson, sternum, sternutation, sternutator

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Example sentences from the Web for sternpost

Outside, copper shows wear and tear more quickly near the stem and sternpost and along the water-line.
Yachting Vol. 1|Various.
The ship's in splendid condition; there's next to nothing wrong with her but the garboard streak and the sternpost.
The Wrecker|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
In another house was the sternpost of a vessel, probably part of a wreck driven across from the coast of Africa.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
After 1854 it was taken on deck from stem-head to sternpost, and certain deductions made for rake.
Yachting Vol. 1|Various.

Her frames were of bent elm, the sternpost and knees of tea-tree, while her keel was of tallow-wood.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

British Dictionary definitions for sternpost

sternpost

/ (ˈstɜːnˌpəʊst) /

noun

nautical the main upright timber or structure at the stern of a vessel

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单词	sternpost
释义	sternpost [ sturn-pohst ] / ˈstɜrnˌpoʊst / noun Nautical. an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post. Also called body post. Origin of sternpost First recorded in 1570–80; stern² + post¹ Words nearby sternpost sternopericardial, sternoschisis, sternothyroid, sternotomy, sternovertebral, sternpost, stern sheets, sternson, sternum, sternutation, sternutator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sternpost Outside, copper shows wear and tear more quickly near the stem and sternpost and along the water-line. Yachting Vol. 1\|Various. The ship's in splendid condition; there's next to nothing wrong with her but the garboard streak and the sternpost. The Wrecker\|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne In another house was the sternpost of a vessel, probably part of a wreck driven across from the coast of Africa. Notable Voyagers\|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith After 1854 it was taken on deck from stem-head to sternpost, and certain deductions made for rake. Yachting Vol. 1\|Various. Her frames were of bent elm, the sternpost and knees of tea-tree, while her keel was of tallow-wood. Yachting Vol. 2\|Various. British Dictionary definitions for sternpost sternpost / (ˈstɜːnˌpəʊst) / noun nautical the main upright timber or structure at the stern of a vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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