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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Con :: Con (v. t.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer..

Dirigible :: Dirigible (a.) Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon..

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

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

Cockswain :: Cockswain (n.) The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.

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

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

Steerless :: Steering () a. & n. from Steer, v..

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

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

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..

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..

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

Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..

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