How to pronounce“Helm”in English
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Definitions of “Helm”
The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
“Ye this is both helme & stern of al together: & that which they contended right sore to impugn, but loue of the truth, wherwith in this poynte I reckened me wel fēsed, wold not suffer me to apply & yeld to their wil, thinking, quod sanctū erat veritatē preferre amicitiæ, that the truth ought to be preferred before al frendship & amitye, & also, Si dextra manus scandalizet deberet prescidi & abijci.”
The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.
To control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel).
“[A] wild wave in the wild North-sea, / […] overbears the bark, / And him that helms it, […]”
To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization).
“Ile ſtriue to be nor great nor ſmale, / To liue nor die, fate helmeth all, / VVhen I can breath no longer, then, / Heauen take all, there put Amen.”