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sternson
[ sturn-suhn ]
/ ˈstɜrn sən /
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noun
a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
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Words nearby sternson
Sterno, sternocleidomastoid, sternocostal, sternpost, stern sheets, sternson, sternum, sternutation, sternutator, sternutatory, sternward
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British Dictionary definitions for sternson
sternson
/ (ˈstɜːnsən) /
noun
nautical a timber scarfed into or bolted to the sternpost and keelson at the stern of a wooden vesselCompare stemson
Word Origin for sternson
C19: from stern ² + -son, on the model of keelson
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