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sternsheets

sternsheets noun: the stern area of an open boat; the planking that forms the floor or seating in that area.

Noun

sternsheets pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The stern area of an open boat; the planking that forms the floor or seating in that area

Forms of sternsheets

alternative formstern sheets

Origin of sternsheets

From stern + sheets.

Questions about sternsheets

What does sternsheets mean?
Sternsheets means the stern area of an open boat; the planking that forms the floor or seating in that area.
What part of speech is sternsheets?
Sternsheets is a noun.

Words near sternsheets in the dictionary

  1. sternport
  2. sternports
  3. sternpost
  4. sternposts
  5. sterns
  6. sternsheets
  7. sternsman
  8. sternsmen
  9. sternson
  10. sternsons
  11. sternum

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