sternson

[ sturn-suh n ]
/ ˈstɜrn sən /

noun

a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
Also called stern knee.

Origin of sternson

First recorded in 1840–50; stern2 + (keel)son

Words nearby sternson

sternopericardial, sternoschisis, sternotomy, sternovertebral, sternpost, sternson, sternum, sternutation, sternutator, sternutatory, sternward

British Dictionary definitions for sternson

sternson
/ (ˈstɜːnsən) /

noun

nautical a timber scarfed into or bolted to the sternpost and keelson at the stern of a wooden vessel Compare stemson

Word Origin for sternson

C19: from stern ² + -son, on the model of keelson