steersman

IPA: stˈɪrzmʌn

Examples of "steersman" in Sentences

But if the steersman is a Rabbi into the bargain, what are one's feelings?
In Cherries 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.