stemhead

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noun

The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.

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Meanings

nounstemhead (plural stemheads)

plural stemheads · alternative stem-head

  1. nauticalThe top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.

    [...] and a man, all in a heap in the bows of the boat, slept with both arms embracing the stem-head and with his cheek laid on the gunwale.

    1898, Joseph Conrad, Youth

Origin

From stem + head.

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APA

stemhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemhead

MLA

“stemhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemhead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stemhead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemhead.

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