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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries船尾
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chuánwěi
"船尾泛起阵阵白色的浪花。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The rear part of a ship or boat.
"The captain stood at the stern and watched the fading shoreline."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'stjōrn', meaning steering or helm, eventually shifting in Middle English to refer specifically to the rear part of a ship. The term shares a Germanic root with the verb 'to steer'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stern" is said worldwide
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poupe
Transliteration: /pup/
"Le capitaine se tenait à la poupe du navire."
Heck
Transliteration: /hɛk/
"Das Heck des Schiffes verschwand im Nebel."
poppa
Transliteration: /ˈpɔp.pa/
"La nave virò rapidamente verso la poppa."
popa
Transliteration: /ˈpopa/
"El marinero estaba en la popa del barco."
popa
Transliteration: /ˈpɔ.pɐ/
"O vento soprava diretamente na popa do veleiro."
पिछवाड़ा
Transliteration: pichwada
"जहाज का पिछवाड़ा लहरों में हिल रहा था।"
船尾
Transliteration: chuánwěi
"船尾泛起阵阵白色的浪花。"
선미
Transliteration: seon-mi
"선미에서 바라본 바다는 아름다웠다."
船尾
Transliteration: senbi
"船員は船尾で網を引き揚げていた。"
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