Associations to the word «Sternpost»

Wiktionary

STERNPOST, noun. (nautical) A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.

Dictionary definition

STERNPOST, noun. (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel.

Wise words

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