Stĕrn'-bōard, n.
(Naut.) The backward motion of a vessel; hence, a loss of way in making a tack.
To make a stern-board, to fall back from the point gained in the last tack.
(Naut.) The backward motion of a vessel; hence, a loss of way in making a tack.
To make a stern-board, to fall back from the point gained in the last tack.