Definition of steer

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

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Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
Steeved :: Steersmate (n.) One who steers; steersman.
Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
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..
Put :: Put (v. i.) To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The hinder part of a vessel; the stern.
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.
Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..
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..
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship..
Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats..
Steering :: Steerer (n.) One who steers; as, a boat steerer..
Steer :: Steer (n.) To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.
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..
Steersman :: Steersmen (pl. ) of Steersma.
Steerageway :: Steerage (n.) That by which a course is directed.
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..
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..
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..
Northern :: Northern (a.) In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind..
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