Definition of "sternpost" []

• Nautical The principal upright post at the stern of a vessel, usually serving to support the rudder. (noun)

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• "We had to replace a couple of planks under the water, the sternpost and most of the intermediate frames, says Mr. Barker, adding that fortunately much of the hull and hatches were salvageable."
• "Luke discovered there were stories floating around that a few remnants of a giant sternpost and transom of an ancient ship had been discovered the previous century, buried somewhere along the banks of the Sacramento or American river."
• "Mr. Blanky began moving forward to the port side of the long tent covering, carrying his shotgun in his right hand and the lantern he'd lifted off the sternpost in his left."