tiller
4
7.0
A long handle attached to a boat's rudder used for steering
- noun
- /ˈtɪlər/
- Specialized
:
caña del timón
- Then she carried them back and stood with the tiller under one arm, the boots under the other.
- hand on the tiller
- steer with the tiller
- the tiller handle
Examples
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Stand there by the tiller.
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Up forward is the cuddy where we slept, and there's the tiller in the stern.
Fiction book (1995) -
History might also say I took my hand off the tiller too soon.
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All right, I want you to take the tiller And hold on to it tight.
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Grab the tiller, will ya, buddy?
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Mind taking the tiller, miss?
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I'll go to the tiller and set a course.
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All hands on the tiller!
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"Hold the tiller," Rick yelled, "while I take in some sail."
Fiction book (1998) -
He grabbed the tiller to steer the boat away from the rocks.
Synonyms
52
6.2
The wheel or bar used to steer a ship
is a single long lever fixed to the rudder for direct steering
Idioms
steady hand on the tiller
- Informal
7.7
Calm, skilled control of a team or company in difficult times
How Complex
power steering
8
3.3
- Specialized
8
3.3
steering mechanism
1
4.1
- Specialized
1
4.1
steering linkage
- Specialized
steering gear
- Specialized
tiller
4
7.0
- Specialized
4
7.0
rudder
53
3.2
53
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tiller for a boat comes from an old word for 'handle', so a tiller is the long handle used to move the rudder and steer the boat.