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from Steer, v. Steering wheel (Naut.), the wheel by means of which the rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.

A steering gear, esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels, as when they strike an obstacle side ways, but easily controlled by the hand wheel or steering lever.

pparatus used in controlling certain kinds of aëroplanes, and consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, and the like.

To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.

yron. -- To eat to windward (Naut.), to keep the course when closehauled with but little steering; -- said of a vessel.

mpass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering.

An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.

-- Drop rudder (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering. -- Rudder chain (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken. -- Rudder…

One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

A projecting handle of a steering wheel.

The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.

The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship. He left the city, and, in a most tempestuous season, forsook the helm and steerage of the common wealth. Milton.

A hydraulic device by which the movement of the wheel on the bridge operates the steering gear at the stern.

A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.

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.

A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel.

A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.

vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.