Definition of steer

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Steering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.

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Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..
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..
Steerage :: Steerable (a.) Capable of being steered; dirigible.
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) Direction; regulation; management; guidance.
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.
Stere :: Stere (n.) A rudder. See 5th Steer.
Steer :: Steering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.
Cockswain :: Cockswain (n.) The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
Steered :: Steer (v. t.) To castrate; -- said of male calves.
Sternson :: Sternsman (n.) A steersman.
Steerable :: Steer (n.) A helmsman, a pilot..
Spurned :: Spurling-line (n.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.
Steerageway :: Steerage (n.) That by which a course is directed.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
Rung :: Rung (n.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel..
Helmsman :: Helmsman (n.) The man at the helm; a steersman.
Steer :: Steer (v. t.) A rudder or helm.
Steward :: Steward (n.) A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge..
Governor :: Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats..
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