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/sterrn"seuhn/, n.a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.[1840-50; STERN2 + (KEEL)SON]
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Sternson — Stern son, n. [See {Stern}, n., and cf. {Stemson}.] (Naut.) The end of a ship s keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; called also {stern knee}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sternson knee — stern|son «STURN suhn», noun, or sternson knee, a timber or metal bar set in the angle between the keelson and the sternpost to strengthen the joint; stern knee. ╂[< stern2; patterned on keelson, stemson] … Useful english dictionary
sternson — stern·son … English syllables
sternson — n. timber joining sternpost of ship to kelson … Dictionary of difficult words
sternson — ˈstərn(t)sən noun ( s) Etymology: stern (V) + keelson : the end of a keelson to which the sternpost of a ship is bolted … Useful english dictionary
stern knee — Sternson Stern son, n. [See {Stern}, n., and cf. {Stemson}.] (Naut.) The end of a ship s keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; called also {stern knee}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stern knee — noun Etymology: so called from its shape : sternson * * * stern knee, = sternson. (Cf. ↑sternson) … Useful english dictionary
Stemson — Stem son, n. [See {Stem}, n., and {Keelson}, and cf. {Sternson}.] (Shipbuilding) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship s frame near the bow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stern — Stern, a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. [1913 Webster] {Stern board} (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See {Board}, n., 8 (b) . {Stern chase}. (Naut.) (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stern board — Stern Stern, a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. [1913 Webster] {Stern board} (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See {Board}, n., 8 (b) . {Stern chase}. (Naut.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
