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Stern Definition

stern

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

stern (comparative sterner, superlative sternest)

  1. having a hardness and severity of nature or manner
  2. grim and forbidding in appearance
Translations
having a hardness and severity of nature or manner
grim and forbidding in appearance
  • Japanese: 荘厳な ja(ja) (そうごんな, sōgon na)
  • Russian: мрачный ru(ru) (mráčnyj)
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  • Italian: severo
  • Portuguese: severo
  • Spanish: severo
  • Telugu: కఠినమైన (kaThinamaina)

Etymology 2

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Stern

Wikipedia stern (plural sterns)

  1. (nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Antonyms
Translations
the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel
  • Catalan: popa ca(ca) f.
  • Chinese: 船尾
  • Chinese Characters: 舳
  • Czech: záď cs(cs) f.
  • Danish: agterstævn
  • Dutch: achtersteven nl(nl) m.
  • Estonian: ahter et(et)
  • Finnish: perä fi(fi), ahteri fi(fi)
  • French: poupe fr(fr) f.
  • German: Heck de(de) n.
  • Greek: πρύμνη el(el) f.
  • Hungarian: tat hu(hu), hajótat hu(hu)
  • Italian: poppa it(it) f.
  • Japanese: 船尾 ja(ja) (せんび, senbi)
  • Korean: 선미 ko(ko)
  • Latin: puppis la(la) f.
  • Polish: rufa pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: popa pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: корма f. (kormá)
  • Spanish: popa es(es) f.
  • Swedish: akter sv(sv) c.

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The stern is the rear or aft part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship. The stern side of a vessel is indicated with a white navigation light at night.
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