horn timbers

A form of horn timber — A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of horn timber
Cite this entry
APA

horn timbers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horn%20timbers

MLA

“horn timbers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horn%20timbers. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horn timbers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horn%20timbers.

Source: horn timbers on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.