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sternpost

Sternpost vs Sternmost - What's the difference?

sternpost | sternmost |


As a noun sternpost

is a timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.

As an adjective sternmost is

closest to the stern, furthest sternward.

Sternpost vs Rudderstock - What's the difference?

sternpost | rudderstock |


In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between sternpost and rudderstock

is that sternpost is (nautical) a timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel while rudderstock is (nautical) the main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.

As nouns the difference between sternpost and rudderstock

is that sternpost is (nautical) a timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel while rudderstock is (nautical) the main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.