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What does the noun stern-port mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun stern-port . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Nautical an opening or window in the stern of ship.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Stern port synonyms, Stern port pronunciation, Stern port translation, English dictionary definition of Stern port. a port, or opening, in the stern of a ship.
The difference between "aft" and "stern" is that aft is the inside (on board) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to the outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel. The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat.
sternport (plural sternports) (nautical) An opening in the rear part of a vessel. Categories: English compound terms. English lemmas. English nouns.
Define sternport. sternport synonyms, sternport pronunciation, sternport translation, English dictionary definition of sternport. n an opening or window in the stern of ship Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994,...
A point beyond the mid-point of a ship's length, toward the stern relative to an object or point of reference ('abaft the fore hatch'). Abaft the beam. Further aft than the beam: a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow: 'two points abaft the port beam'. Abandon.
