Sterns

noun

/ˈstɜː(ɹ)nz/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.

2.nounThe post of management or direction.

3.nounThe hinder part of anything.

4.nounThe tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.

5.nounA bird, the black tern.

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