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sternpost meaning

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  • A sternpost is the upright structural member or post at the stern of a (generally wooden) ship or a boat, to which are attached the transoms and the rearmost left corner part of the stern.
  • The sternpost may either be completely vertical or may be tilted or "raked" slightly aft. It rests on or "fays to" the ship's keel.
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    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
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    Meaning of sternpost for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "sternpost" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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