Definitions for sternpostˈstɜrnˌpoʊst
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stern•postˈstɜrnˌpoʊst(n.)
an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of sternpost:
1570–80
Princeton's WordNet
sternpost(noun)
(nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
Wiktionary
sternpost(Noun)
A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.
Webster Dictionary
Sternpost(noun)
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
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