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

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

So saying, she sets herself square in the stern sheets, and closes her fingers firmly upon the tiller cords.

From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid

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

"One of you fellers had better row while I steer," he said, seating himself in the stern sheets and taking the tiller-ropes.

From The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair by James Otis

They left the ship in a boat rowed by full-grown sailors, and with their two sons, who were going home for their holidays, sitting in the stern sheets.

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by Edward VII