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

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

Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..

Pilot :: Pilot (n.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

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

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..

Steersmate :: Steersman (n.) One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.

Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.

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

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 :: Steerage (n.) Properly, the space in the after part of a vessel, under the cabin, but used generally to indicate any part of a vessel having the poorest accommodations and occupied by passengers paying the lowest rate of fare..

Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats..

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

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

Helm :: Helm (n.) One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director..

Stere :: Stere (n.) A rudder. See 5th Steer.

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

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

Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1..

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