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Definition of Helmsman

1. Noun. The person who steers a ship.

Definition of Helmsman

1. n. The man at the helm; a steersman.

Definition of Helmsman

1. Noun. (nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering ¹

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Definition of Helmsman

1. one that steers a ship [n HELMSMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Helmsman

Literary usage of Helmsman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anecdotes and Examples Illustrating the Catholic Catechism by Francis Spirago (1904)
"THE helmsman Conscientious rulers of the Church and of the State have a ... There was only one of the crew with whom he found fault; that was the helmsman. ..."

2. The Mechanics' Magazine (1856)
"It will be understood that the chains will always remain tight without detracting from the power exerted by the helmsman, as no friction takes place in the ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"... THE helmsman WHAT shall I ask for the voyage I must sail to the end alone ? Summer and calms and rest from never a labor done ? Nay, blow, ye life-winds ..."

4. The South-west by Joseph Holt Ingraham (1835)
"A tar's headway on land—A gentleman's at sea—An agreeable trio—Musical sounds—helmsman—Supper—Steward—A tru- am—helmsman's cry—Effect—Cases for ..."

5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1837)
"Let discretion be your helmsman, and after a blissful voyage, you shall enter the haven of love, on the shore of that rosy sea. What though the undulating ..."

6. The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to by Thomas Wallace Knox (1880)
"The deck where the man stood had a slope like that of a house-roof, and it was helmsman AT HIS POST. a mystery to the boys ..."

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