Stern and Tail

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Stern noun - The rear part of a ship.

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Tail is a synonym for stern in rear end topic. In some cases you can use "Tail" instead the word "Stern" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: sternness, sternly, sterne

Tail noun - The part of the body upon which someone sits.

Usage example: get your tail in here

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Stern is a synonym for tail. You can use "Stern" instead the word "Tail" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: tailpiece, tailing, tailed, tailless

Then later when Acheron sneaks up on the Surprise again, Captain Aubrey uses a decoy to distract his opponents and keeps the lights of the stern at the Surprise well doused, all the while running a course east in order to bring the ship on Acheron's tail the very next morning.

Source: Silent Running Mode

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