steersman

IPA: stˈɪrzmʌn

noun

  • (nautical) One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
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Examples of "steersman" in Sentences

  • The steersman was regarded as the hero of the crew.
  • It took three or four men, plus a steersman, to operate the boats.
  • They typically carry a crew of six one steersman and five paddlers.
  • But if the steersman is a Rabbi into the bargain, what are one's feelings?
  • The booms can present a hazard for the inexperienced coxswain or steersman.
  • In Cherrie’s boat he himself and the steersman were the only men who paddled strongly and continuously.
  • In Cherrie's boat he himself and the steersman were the only men who paddled strongly and continuously.
  • The steersman is stationed at the stern, and holds in his hand the long curved handle by which the helm is worked.
  • He clutched the kanaka steersman with his other hand; and just at that moment the schooner flung down to starboard.
  • Hornblower called the steersman's attention to the menace and received a nod in return; the steersman's shouted "Nombre de Dios" was whirled away in the wind.
  • On the half-deck beside the steersman was the captain, a thin, keen-eyed sailor, who looked shoreward and saw the sun blaze on the golden armour of the Wanderer.
  • The man in charge was called the steersman; standing in the sharp angle of the stern, he steered the boat either by a rudder or a long oar, which he handled with great skill.
  • The awning that has all day roofed in the upper deck is taken down; the captain stands at the head of the steps; the steersman is at the helm; the dragoman has loaded his musket.
  • The boat which crosses the river may traverse obliquely the direct line to the point for which it is making, and if we reflect that perhaps a strong current besets it we shall not call the steersman a fool.

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