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helm
1[ helm ]
noun
- Nautical.
- a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
- the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
- the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
15-degree helm.
- the place or post of control:
A stern taskmaster was at the helm of the company.
verb (used with object)
- to steer; direct.
helm
1/ hɛlm /
noun
- nautical
- the wheel, tiller, or entire apparatus by which a vessel is steered
- the position of the helm: that is, on the side of the keel opposite from that of the rudder
- a position of leadership or control (esp in the phrase at the helm )
verb
- tr to direct or steer
helm
2/ hɛlm /
noun
- an archaic or poetic word for helmet
verb
- archaic.tr to supply with a helmet
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Derived Forms
- ˈhelmless, adjective
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Other Words From
- helmless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of helm1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
He was initially with a group that traveled by motor vehicles, but has spent the past two decades with a horse at his helm.
James Gunn, the director Marvel handpicked to helm the sci-fi opera Guardians of the Galaxy, was facing a similar quandary.
Morbid Anatomy, with Ebenstein at the helm, seems to do it all, from publishing books to leading international trips.
Both of them argue that they were simply burned out after four years at the helm, and it was just time to move on.
She stepped behind the camera in 2012 to helm the Lifetime movie Talhotblond.
Malcolm asked her gently to go back to the helm and keep it jammed hard-a-starboard until they arrived at the left bank.
It was seen just in time to put the helm a-lee, or we should have run upon it.
She felt herself but a ship on a sea of troubles, whose helm was guided by that experienced sailor, her cousin Lucy.
The order was promptly obeyed, and the helm shoved hard a-port, but there was no responsive sheer.
During all this time Mr Jones sat at the helm of his little boat, and held steadily out to sea.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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