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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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stem. 1. The foremost
timber or steel member forming the bow of a vessel joined at the bottom to the keel either by
scarfing, in the case of wood, or riveting or welding in the case of steel. In wooden vessels all the timber
strakes are
rabbeted to the stem; in steel ships the fore plates are welded or riveted to it.
See also
cutwater.
2. As a verb, it is a seafaring term indicating that a vessel is holding its own, or making only slight headway, against a contrary
tide or
current.
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Stem Cells Report.
M2 Presswire; 1/14/2003; 700+ words
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Stem Cells
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Stems
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