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- noun nautical A vertical
post , at the front of thekeel , that forms the main part of thebow
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Examples
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… What is unusual, though, is the notch at the tip of the stempost.
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… What is unusual, though, is the notch at the tip of the stempost.
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… What is unusual, though, is the notch at the tip of the stempost.
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… What is unusual, though, is the notch at the tip of the stempost.
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When I murmured the words I have just written here, Os had nearly vanished; but I remained where I was, leaning on the rail of the little quarterdeck near the stempost, looking back along the upper river that lay gleaming to the north and east.
The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987
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Theor wrapped a leg around the stempost and clung fast.
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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Theor gripped the stempost and stared out at the enemy.
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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Theor gripped the stempost and stared out at the enemy.
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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Theor wrapped a leg around the stempost and clung fast.
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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"Oh, Lord Jesus!" shrieked Klaus, clinging to the stempost.
The Great Hunger Johan Bojer 1915
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