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STERNPOST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sternpost" is a kind of...):
timber (a beam made of wood)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)