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tunnel stern

tunnel stern noun: a kind of motorboat stern, for use in shallow waters, in which the propeller is housed in a tunnel and does not extend below the greatest draft.

Noun

tunnel stern (plural tunnel sterns)

  1. A kind of motorboat stern, for use in shallow waters, in which the propeller is housed in a tunnel and does not extend below the greatest draft.

Forms of tunnel stern

pluraltunnel sterns

Questions about tunnel stern

What does tunnel stern mean?
Tunnel stern means a kind of motorboat stern, for use in shallow waters, in which the propeller is housed in a tunnel and does not extend below the greatest draft.
What part of speech is tunnel stern?
Tunnel stern is a noun.
What is the plural of tunnel stern?
The plural of tunnel stern is tunnel sterns.

Words near tunnel stern in the dictionary

  1. tunnel ram
  2. tunnel rams
  3. tunnel rat
  4. tunnel rats
  5. tunnel running
  6. tunnel stern
  7. tunnel sterns
  8. tunnel vision
  9. tunnel-visioned
  10. tunnelable
  11. tunnelball

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