"sternboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sternboards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sternboard (plural sternboards)
  1. (nautical) Backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-sternboard-en-noun-Fkzgya5P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical) A kind of ship's figurehead. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-sternboard-en-noun-c~~sb6pZ Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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