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TILLER |
Helm |
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HELMED |
Of Helm |
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HELMING |
Of Helm |
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STEER |
Take the helm |
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HELMLESS |
Without a helm or rudder. |
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UNHELM |
To deprive of the helm or helmet. |
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HELMSMAN |
The man at the helm; a steersman. |
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UNHELMED |
Divested or deprived of the helm or helmet. |
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HELM |
To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. |
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HELMWIND |
A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. |
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STERN |
The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder. |
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APORT |
On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm. |
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HANDY |
Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a
vessel. |
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CREST |
The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride;
courage. |
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OBEY |
To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a
ship obeys her helm. |
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TRICK |
A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, --
usually two hours. |
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STARBOARD |
To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel;
as, to starboard the helm. |
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STEERAGEWAY |
A rate of motion through the water sufficient to
render a vessel governable by the helm. |
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SHOOT |
To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel
when the helm is put hard alee. |
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AHULL |
With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; --
applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n. |
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SHIFT |
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to
turn; as, to shift the helm or sails. |
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QUARTERMASTER |
A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle,
signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. |
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STEERAGE |
The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an
individual ship is affected by the helm. |
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TELLTALE |
A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in
the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm. |
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GRIPE |
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when
sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. |