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STERNPOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sternpost mean? 

STERNPOST (noun)
  The noun STERNPOST has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vesselplay

  Familiarity information: STERNPOST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STERNPOST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sternpost" is a kind of...):

timber (a beam made of wood)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)


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