Found 2 items, similar to sternpost.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sternpost sternpost n : (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sternpost Sternpost \Stern"post`\, n. (Naut.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel. [1913 Webster]