sternpost

[ sturn-pohst ]

noun

, Nautical.

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

sternpost

/ ˈstɜːnˌpəʊst /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sternpost¹

First recorded in 1570–80; stern ² + post ¹

Example Sentences

In another house was the sternpost of a vessel, probably part of a wreck driven across from the coast of Africa.

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And as he went, one of that ghostly crew went also, and stood as he stood, with outstretched arm set on the dim sternpost.

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It hit her sternpost, smashed her rudder and propellers, and tore a great hole in her run.

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A tree may be found, which, when hewed, will form the sternpost and keel in one length.

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Singularly enough a part of it was used for the sternpost of the frigate Essex.

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