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

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

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..

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..

Steersman :: Steersmen (pl. ) of Steersma.

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

Steer :: Steer (a.) A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox..

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

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

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

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..

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

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 :: Steerage (n.) The hinder part of a vessel; the stern.

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..

Steersmen :: Steerling (n.) A young small steer.

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..

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

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..

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