sternboard

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noun

Backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking.

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Meanings

nounsternboard (plural sternboards)

plural sternboards

  1. nauticalBackward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking.
  2. nauticalA kind of ship's figurehead.
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sternboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternboard

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“sternboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sternboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternboard.

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