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

Many Eurasian societies developed large sailing ships, some of them capable of sailing against the wind and crossing the ocean, equipped with sextants, magnetic compasses, sternpost rudders, and cannons.

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The effect of the whole was a leak in the extreme run, oozing, as far as could be ascertained, from somewhere about the sternpost.

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Transom, tran′sum, n. a thwart beam or lintel, esp. the horizontal mullion or crossbar of a window: in ships, the beam across the sternpost to strengthen the afterpart.—n.

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When completed, it is firmly lashed from stem to sternpost, and from side to side, with a lariat, or green hide rope, forty feet long, to keep it from spreading or racking.

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The place was an after-hold, its for'ard end terminating in a strong transverse bulkhead, while the curved timbers and raking sternpost comprised the remaining walls.

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