Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who steers a ship.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, the man at the helm or wheel, who steers a ship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The man at the helm; a steersman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A member of a ship's
crew who is responsible forsteering
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the person who steers a ship
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Examples
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Above the binnacle, facing the helmsman is the electronic navigation display, autopilot remote, and sensors for wind, depth, and speed.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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Above the binnacle, facing the helmsman is the electronic navigation display, autopilot remote, and sensors for wind, depth, and speed.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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"Becoming a helmsman is a huge step, taking responsibilty for the crew, the boat and the safety of survivors we are tasked to assist, but it's one I'm relishing."
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The helmsman should be the skipper, and he or she gives the orders.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The helmsman is the person steering the boat, a role which may be performed by any member of the crew, including the skipper.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The helmsman should be the skipper, and he or she gives the orders.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The helmsman is the person steering the boat, a role which may be performed by any member of the crew, including the skipper.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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Near the helmsman was a bed of skins arranged upon a network of ropes, with a skin covering.
Eaters Of The Dead Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1976
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Towards evening the report of the helmsman was the gratifying one, that the heart of the gale was broke; yet a yellow haze overspread the setting sun, and it continued to blow as wildly as ever.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Various
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The helmsman was a patriarch, his head showing white, a full white beard descending from his chin, a fierce-visaged, vigorous old man.
Poor Man's Rock Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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