sternson

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stûrnsən)


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stern•son  (stûrnsən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
  • stern2 + (keel)son 1840–50


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