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sternpost

[sturn-pohst]

noun Nautical.

an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post.

Also called body post.

Origin:
1570–80; stern² + post¹

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sternpost (ˈstɜːnˌpəʊst)

—n
	nautical the main upright timber or structure at the stern of a vessel

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