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 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.