- 1. n. A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel. Source: opted
- 2. n. (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel Source: wordnet
- 3. A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel. Source: webster
- 4. A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected onthe extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the endsof the planks or plates of the vessel. Source: adambom
- 5. n. (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel Source: ecdict
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