Answer: sterns

AnswerCrossword Clue
STERNSBacks of barques
STERNSBoats' rears
STERNSBoats' backs
STERNSJunk ends
STERNSRudderposts' places
STERNSAft ends
STERNSIsaac and Howard
STERNSAftermasts' locations
STERNSRear sections
STERNSBacks
STERNSRears at sea
STERNSWhence to watch wakes
STERNSShips' areas
STERNSBack ends
STERNSShips' parts
STERNSAreas on liners
STERNSBows' opposites
STERNSViolinist and family
STERNSShip parts
STERNSBacks of barks
sternsshowing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian
sternshaving an austere or forbidding appearance or nature
sternslacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe
sternsrelentless; unyielding
sternsthe rear part of a ship or boat
STERNSBows' counterparts
STERNSBark backs
STERNSCommon sites for boat names
STERNSShip areas
STERNSCounterparts of bows
STERNSNautical rears
STERNSAft locations
STERNSBacks of junks
STERNSHind parts
STERNSRears of ships
STERNSBoat ends
STERNSClipper rear-ends
STERNSRudder locations
STERNSOutboard motor areas
STERNSShips' rear ends