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Sternson

Stern′son

,
Noun.
[See
Stern
,
Noun.
, and cf.
Stemson
.]
(Naut.)
The end of a ship’s keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; – called also
stern knee
.

Definition 2024

sternson

sternson

English

Noun

sternson ‎(plural sternsons)

  1. (nautical) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; called also stern knee.

Etymology

See stern (noun) and compare stemson.

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