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square stern

square stern noun: a stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.

Noun

square stern (plural square sterns)

  1. A stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.

Forms of square stern

pluralsquare sterns

Questions about square stern

What does square stern mean?
Square stern means a stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.
What part of speech is square stern?
Square stern is a noun.
What is the plural of square stern?
The plural of square stern is square sterns.

Words near square stern in the dictionary

  1. square script
  2. square serif
  3. square serifs
  4. square shooter
  5. square shooters
  6. square stern
  7. square sterns
  8. square tab shingle
  9. square tab shingles
  10. square the circle
  11. square up

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