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sternsheets
stern·sheets
[
stúrn shts
]
plural noun
Definition:
space at stern of boat:
the space at the rear of an open boat that is behind the rowers' bench
[
Mid-17th century. <stern
2
+ sheet
2
"forward or after section of a boat"
]
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