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sternson

American  
[sturn-suhn] / ˈstɜrn sən /

noun

  1. a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.

sternson British  
/ ˈstɜːnsən /

noun

  1. nautical a timber scarfed into or bolted to the sternpost and keelson at the stern of a wooden vessel Compare stemson

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Etymology

Origin of sternson

First recorded in 1840–50; stern 2 + (keel)son

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