noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.
2. 2
   (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel wordnet

Etymology

From stern + post.

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