STERNPOST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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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