Definition of steer

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Steer (v. t.) A rudder or helm.

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Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..
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..
Stere :: Stere (n.) A rudder. See 5th Steer.
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..
Helm :: Helm (n.) One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director..
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..
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
Steer :: Steer (v. t.) A rudder or helm.
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 be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..
Put :: Put (v. i.) To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
Governor :: Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
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..
Dirigible :: Dirigible (a.) Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon..
Yaw :: Yaw (n.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
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..
Steerageway :: Steerage (n.) That by which a course is directed.
Helmsman :: Helmsman (n.) The man at the helm; a steersman.
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.
Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
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