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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
stern chaser n 1: a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Stern \Stern\, a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. [1913 Webster] Stern board (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See Board, n., 8 (b) . Stern chase. (Naut.) (a) See under Chase, n. (b) A stern chaser. Stern chaser (Naut.), a cannon placed in a ship's stern, pointing backward, and intended to annoy a ship that is in pursuit. Stern fast (Naut.), a rope used to confine the stern of a ship or other vessel, as to a wharf or buoy. Stern frame (Naut.), the framework of timber forms the stern of a ship. Stern knee. See Sternson. Stern port (Naut.), a port, or opening, in the stern of a ship. Stern sheets (Naut.), that part of an open boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers, -- usually furnished with seats for passengers. Stern wheel, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the steamboat which it propels. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Chaser \Chas"er\, n. 1. One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern. [1913 Webster] | ||
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