Home › Words › S › sternfaststernfaststernfast means A rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, etc.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sternfast ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom stern + fast.nounA rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bobstay 70% match — A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater. vs sternfast →sternpost 69% match — A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel. vs sternfast →sternward 66% match — Towards the stern, aft. vs sternfast →sternmost 65% match — Closest to the stern, furthest sternward. vs sternfast →sternsman 64% match — A steersman. vs sternfast →sterned 64% match — Having a stern of a particular shape or kind. vs sternfast →breastfast 64% match — A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel. vs sternfast →sternless 63% match — Without a stern. vs sternfast →