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Definition of Helmsmen
1. helmsman [n] - See also: helmsman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helmsmen
Literary usage of Helmsmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Assault: Germany Before the Outbreak and England in War-time; a Personal by Frederic William Wile (1916)
"... CHAPTER XV THE helmsmen "We don't want to fight, But, by Jingo! if we do,
We've got the men, We've got the ships, And we've got the money, too! ..."
2. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1885)
"helmsmen. ARMED MEN. 22 28 22 1 5 24 81 24 1 6 26 84 26 1 7 28 87 28 1 8 80 40
... helmsmen. 80 169 80 1 2 with 76 armed men, among which were 18 carrying ..."
3. The Decline of the Roman Republic by George Long (1874)
"When they were compelled to come to close quarters, where the skill and dexterity
of the helmsmen were of no use, they relied on the courage of the ..."
4. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp, Brooke Heckstall-Smith (1900)
"helmsmen. — helmsmen must be amateurs, who are members of any Royal or recognised
yacht club. According to these regulations the sail area allowed for ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1914)
"... and that the response of the rudder to the movement of the master switch was
rapid, and that the helmsmen were able to keep the ship on her course with ..."
6. The History of Greece from Its Commencement to the Close of the Independence by Adolf Holm (1902)
"... and they cannot get our own helmsmen, for they are all Athenians (as if Corinth
could not obtain oarsmen and train helmsmen just as easily). ..."
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