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Webster 1913 Edition

Stemson

Stem′son

,
Noun.
[See
Stem
,
Noun.
, and
Keelson
, and cf.
Sternson
.]
(Shipbuilding)
A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship’s frame near the bow.

Definition 2024

stemson

stemson

English

Noun

stemson ‎(plural stemsons)

  1. (nautical) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow.

Etymology

See stem and keelson, and compare sternson.

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