sternpost
(noun) (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sternpost (plural sternposts)
(nautical) A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.
Source: Wiktionary
Stern"post`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
