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sternpost

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: timber

History

Etymology

From stern + post.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ахтерщевен (ahteršteven) — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Catalan: codast — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Dutch: achtersteven — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Finnish: perävannas — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • French: étambot — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • German: Achtersteven — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • German: Hintersteven — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Greek: ποδόστημα (podóstima) — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Greek: ποδόσταμο (podóstamo) — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Hebrew: מְזוּזַת הַיַרְכָתַיִם (mezuzat hayarkhatayim) — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Icelandic: afturstefni — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Italian: dritto di poppa — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Italian: dritto del timone — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Japanese: 船尾材 (senbizai) — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Low German: Achtersteven — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Māori: taurapa — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bakstevn — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bakstavn — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bakstamn — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Portuguese: cadaste — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Russian: ахтерште́вень (axterštévenʹ) — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Scottish Gaelic: claigeann-deiridh — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Spanish: codaste — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Swedish: akterstäv — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Volapük: pödastev — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel
  • Welsh: starnbost — timber or bar at the stern of a vessel