Definition of steer

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

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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..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm..
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
Cockswain :: Cockswain (n.) The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.
Steerless :: Steering () a. & n. from Steer, v..
Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
Steer :: Steering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.
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.
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..
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.
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..
Sterelmintha :: Stere (n.) Helmsman. See 6th Steer.
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse)..
Steerage :: Steerable (a.) Capable of being steered; dirigible.
Governor :: Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
Steered :: Steer (v. t.) To castrate; -- said of male calves.
Steering :: Steerer (n.) One who steers; as, a boat steerer..
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 (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
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