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Wheelhouse :: Wheelhouse (n.) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel..

Steersman :: Steersmen (pl. ) of Steersma.

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..

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..

Steerage :: Steerable (a.) Capable of being steered; dirigible.

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..

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

Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.

Reckoning :: Reckoning (n.) The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation..

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

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..

Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.

Bullock :: Bullock (n.) An ox, steer, or stag..

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

Steerer :: Steerageway (n.) A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.

Sterelmintha :: Stere (n.) Helmsman. See 6th Steer.

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

Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship..

Steerable :: Steer (n.) A helmsman, a pilot..

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