Sternson Definition

stûrnsən
noun
A bar of metal or wood set between the keelson and the sternpost to fortify the joint.
American Heritage

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

Wiktionary
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Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sternson

Noun

Singular:
sternson
Plural:
sternsons

Origin of Sternson

  • See stern (noun) and compare stemson.

    From Wiktionary

  • stern (keel)son

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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