square stern

noun

A stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.

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Meanings

nounsquare stern (plural square sterns)

plural square sterns

  1. nauticalA stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.
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APA

square stern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20stern

MLA

“square stern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20stern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “square stern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20stern.

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