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stemson

stemson noun: a piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow.

Noun

stemson (plural stemsons)

  1. A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow.

Forms of stemson

pluralstemsons

Origin of stemson

See stem and keelson, and compare sternson.

Questions about stemson

What does stemson mean?
Stemson means a piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow.
What part of speech is stemson?
Stemson is a noun.
What is the plural of stemson?
The plural of stemson is stemsons.

Words near stemson in the dictionary

  1. stems
  2. stems and leaves
  3. stems the rose
  4. stems the tide
  5. stems-and-leaves
  6. stemson
  7. stemsons
  8. stemward
  9. stemwards
  10. stemware
  11. stemwares

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