stern sheets

American  

plural noun

Nautical.

1. the after part of an open boat, occupied by the person in command or by passengers.

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stern sheets British  

plural noun

1. nautical the part of an open boat near the stern

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Etymology

Origin of stern sheets

First recorded in 1475–85

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Example Sentences

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stern sheets

Seated in the stern sheets were small King Victor Emmanuel and large Queen Elena of Italy, swathed in pearls.

From Time Magazine Archive

The planter and the boys seated themselves in the stern sheets of the Magnolia.

From Brother Against Brother The War on the Border by Oliver Optic

I waded out in the water and set the cage in the stern sheets.

From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield

The Englishman, standing erect in the stern sheets of the little cutter bobbing against the frigate's side, hesitated.

From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by James Barnes

There came the Skipper’s boat, he in his shore-going white ducks and Panama hat in the stern sheets, his wallet in his hand.

From The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson

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