Question: Where is the stern of a boat located?

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question: Where is the stern of a boat located according to the 2020 definition?
short_answers: aft-most part
area built up over the sternpost
opposite the bow
back
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question: Where is the stern of a boat located according to the original definition?
short_answers: aft port
aft port section of the ship
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question: Where is the stern of a boat located colloquially?
short_answers: back or aft-most part
aft
back
context: The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Originally, the term only referred to the aft port section of the ship, but eventually came to refer to the entire back of a vessel. The stern end of a ship is indicated with a white navigation light at night.
question: Where is the stern of a boat located technically?
short_answers: area built up over the sternpost
area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail

Answer: The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Originally, the term only referred to the aft port section of the ship, but eventually came to refer to the entire back of a vessel.