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Yaw :: Yaw (n.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

Gybe :: Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.

Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.

Steerling :: Steerless (a.) Having no rudder.

Yaw :: Yaw (v. i. & t.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship..

Spurned :: Spurling-line (n.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.

Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm..

Wild :: Wild (superl.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.

Dirigible :: Dirigible (a.) Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon..

Navigate :: Navigate (v. t.) To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship..

Steerageway :: Steerage (n.) That by which a course is directed.

Northern :: Northern (a.) In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind..

Steer :: Steer (n.) To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.

Helmsman :: Helmsman (n.) The man at the helm; a steersman.

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..

Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..

Put :: Put (v. i.) To steer; to direct one's course; to go.

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..

Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.

Sternson :: Sternsman (n.) A steersman.

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