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Helmless :: Helmless (a.) Without a helm or rudder.

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

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

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

Stern :: Stern (v. t.) The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder..

Rudderhole :: Rudderhole (n.) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.

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.

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

Rudderhead :: Rudderhead (n.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached..

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.

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..

Canoe :: Canoe (n.) A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder..

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) A riddle or sieve.

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

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..

Skeg :: Skeg (n.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached..

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..

Rudderpost :: Rudderpost (n.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other..

Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) The heel of a rudder.

Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder..

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