sternsheets
English
plural noun
Definitions
- (nautical) The stern area of an open boat; the planking that forms the floor or seating in that area
Etymology
Compound from English stern (rear part of a vessel) + English sheets.
Origin
English
sheets
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astern English
- sheets English
- stern English
- sterncastle English
- sterndrive English
- sterned English
- sterner English
- sternfast English
- sternforemost English
- sternly English
- sternman English
- sternmost English
- sternness English
- sternpicker English
- sternport English
- sternpost English
- sternsman English
- sternward English
- sternwards English
- sternway English
- sternwheel English
- stern Middle English