| slovo | definícia |
helm
(mass) | helm
- helma, kormidlo |
helm
(encz) | helm,helma |
helm
(encz) | helm,kormidlo Zdeněk Brož |
helm
(encz) | helm,kormidlovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
helm
(gcide) | heaume \heaume\ n.
1. a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders; called
also helm.
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Helm
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Helming.]
To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.]
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The business he hath helmed. --Shak.
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A wild wave . . . overbears the bark,
And him that helms it. --Tennyson.
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Helm
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n. [AS. See Helmet.]
1. A helmet. [Poetic]
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2. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [Prov.
Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Helm
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
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1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
of the tiller or wheel alone.
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2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The
helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.
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3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
hence, a guide; a director.
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The helms o' the State, who care for you like
fathers. --Shak.
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4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
the same plane.
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
of the ship.
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
side.
Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over
to the lee or to the weather side.
Helm hard alee, Helm hard aport, Helm hard astarboard,
etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
which the rudderstock passes.
Helm down, helm alee.
Helm up, helm aweather.
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
To feel the helm, to obey it.
To right the helm, to put it amidships.
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the
corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Helm
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n.
See Haulm, straw.
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Helm
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, v. t.
To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [Perh. used only
as a past part. or part. adj.]
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She that helmed was in starke stours. --Chaucer.
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helm
(wn) | helm
n 1: steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by
which a vessel is steered
2: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of
the Ship of State"
v 1: be at or take the helm of; "helm the ship" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
helma
(msas) | helma
- helm |
helma
(msasasci) | helma
- helm |
anthelmintic
(encz) | anthelmintic,protihlístový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
crash helmet
(encz) | crash helmet,ochranná přílba n: Zdeněk Brožcrash helmet,přilba n: Zdeněk Brož |
football helmet
(encz) | football helmet, n: |
gas helmet
(encz) | gas helmet,plynová maska n: PetrV |
helmet
(encz) | helmet,helma helmet,přilba |
helmet flower
(encz) | helmet flower, n: |
helmet orchid
(encz) | helmet orchid, n: |
helmeted
(encz) | helmeted,helmovitý adj: Zdeněk Brožhelmeted,mající přilbu Zdeněk Brožhelmeted,opatřený přilbou Zdeněk Brož |
helmetflower
(encz) | helmetflower, n: |
helmets
(encz) | helmets,helmy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
helmholtz
(encz) | Helmholtz, |
helminth
(encz) | helminth,cizopasný červ Zdeněk Brožhelminth,hlíst n: Zdeněk Brož |
helminthiasis
(encz) | helminthiasis,helmintiáza Zdeněk Brož |
helminthic
(encz) | helminthic, n: |
helmsman
(encz) | helmsman,kormidelník n: Zdeněk Brož |
helmut
(encz) | Helmut, |
overwhelm
(encz) | overwhelm,přemoci n: pl. Zdeněk Brožoverwhelm,uchvátit v: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelm,zaplavit v: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelm,zdolat v: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelm,zdrtit v: Zdeněk Brož |
overwhelmed
(encz) | overwhelmed,ohromený adj: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelmed,přemožený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
overwhelming
(encz) | overwhelming,drtivý adj: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelming,naprostý adj: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelming,ohromný adj: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelming,zdrcující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
overwhelming majority
(encz) | overwhelming majority,drtivá většina [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
overwhelmingly
(encz) | overwhelmingly,nesmírně adv: Zdeněk Brožoverwhelmingly,ohromně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
phylum aschelminthes
(encz) | phylum Aschelminthes, n: |
phylum platyhelminthes
(encz) | phylum Platyhelminthes, n: |
pith helmet
(encz) | pith helmet, n: |
platyhelminth
(encz) | platyhelminth, n: |
platyhelminthes
(encz) | Platyhelminthes, |
space helmet
(encz) | space helmet, n: |
sun helmet
(encz) | sun helmet, n: |
thelma
(encz) | Thelma,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
underwhelm
(encz) | underwhelm,nechat chladným Zdeněk Brož |
underwhelming
(encz) | underwhelming,neohromující adj: Pino |
whelm
(encz) | whelm,zcela pokrýt v: Zdeněk Brož |
wilhelm
(encz) | Wilhelm,Wilhelm n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
wilhelmina
(encz) | Wilhelmina,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
helma
(czen) | helma,helm helma,helmet |
helmet-mounted tracker and display
(czen) | Helmet-Mounted Tracker and Display,HMT/D[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
helmice
(czen) | helmice,casquen: Zdeněk Brož |
helmintiáza
(czen) | helmintiáza,helminthiasis Zdeněk Brož |
helmovitý
(czen) | helmovitý,helmetedadj: Zdeněk Brož |
helmy
(czen) | helmy,helmetsn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
wilhelm
(czen) | Wilhelm,Wilhelmn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
část helmice rytíře
(czen) | část helmice rytíře,vizor Zdeněk Brož |
anthelminthic
(gcide) | anthelminthic \anthelminthic\, Anthelmintic
\An`thel*min"tic\([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti-
+ Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm.
See also helminth] (Med.)
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. -- n. An
anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]
Syn: helminthic, parasiticidal
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Anthelmintic
(gcide) | anthelminthic \anthelminthic\, Anthelmintic
\An`thel*min"tic\([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti-
+ Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm.
See also helminth] (Med.)
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. -- n. An
anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]
Syn: helminthic, parasiticidal
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Brayera anthelmintica
(gcide) | Kousso \Kous"so\, n. (Bot.)
An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the
flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also
cusso and kosso.]
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Bushelman
(gcide) | Bushelman \Bush"el*man\, n.
A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also
busheler. [Local, U.S.]
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Chenopodium anthelminticum
(gcide) | Worm \Worm\ (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D.
worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth.
wa['u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli,
Vermilion, Vermin.]
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1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a
serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]
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There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his
hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang
on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a
murderer. --Tyndale
(Acts xxviii.
3, 4).
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'T is slander,
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. --Shak.
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When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm,
His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.
--Longfellow.
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2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely
without feet, or with very short ones, including a great
variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
Specifically: (Zool.)
(a) Any helminth; an entozoon.
(b) Any annelid.
(c) An insect larva.
(d) pl. Same as Vermes.
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3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse.
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The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!
--Shak.
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4. A being debased and despised.
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I am a worm, and no man. --Ps. xxii. 6.
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5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:
(a) The thread of a screw.
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The threads of screws, when bigger than can be
made in screw plates, are called worms. --Moxon.
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(b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double
corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some
animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound
to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which
drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into
its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing,
below.
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Worm abscess (Med.), an abscess produced by the irritation
resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.
Worm fence. See under Fence.
Worm gear. (Mach.)
(a) A worm wheel.
(b) Worm gearing.
Worm gearing, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel
working together.
Worm grass. (Bot.)
(a) See Pinkroot, 2
(a) .
(b) The white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have
qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior.
Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained
from the seeds of Chenopodium anthelminticum.
Worm powder (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.
Worm snake. (Zool.) See Thunder snake
(b), under Thunder.
Worm tea (Med.), an anthelmintic tea or tisane.
Worm tincture (Med.), a tincture prepared from dried
earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.]
Worm wheel, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the
spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel
may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also
worm gear, and sometimes tangent wheel. See Illust. of
Worm gearing, above.
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[1913 Webster]Wormseed \Worm"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and
Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property
of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
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Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant ({Erysinum
cheiranthoides}) having small lanceolate leaves.
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dishelm
(gcide) | dishelm \dis*helm"\ (d[i^]s*h[e^]lm"), v. t. [Pref. dis- + helm
helmet.]
To deprive of the helmet. [Poetic]
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Lying stark,
Dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. --Tennyson.
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Down helm
(gcide) | Down \Down\, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne,
prop., from or off the hill. See 3d Down, and cf. Adown,
and cf. Adown.]
1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the
earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; --
the opposite of up.
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2. Hence, in many derived uses, as:
(a) From a higher to a lower position, literally or
figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top
of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground
or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition;
as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and
the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs
indicating motion.
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It will be rain to-night. Let it come down.
--Shak.
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I sit me down beside the hazel grove.
--Tennyson.
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And that drags down his life. --Tennyson.
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There is not a more melancholy object in the
learned world than a man who has written himself
down. --Addison.
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The French . . . shone down [i. e., outshone]
the English. --Shak.
(b) In a low or the lowest position, literally or
figuratively; at the bottom of a descent; below the
horizon; on the ground; in a condition of humility,
dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.
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I was down and out of breath. --Shak.
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The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
--Shak.
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He that is down needs fear no fall. --Bunyan.
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3. From a remoter or higher antiquity.
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Venerable men! you have come down to us from a
former generation. --D. Webster.
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4. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a
thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in
making decoctions. --Arbuthnot.
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Note: Down is sometimes used elliptically, standing for go
down, come down, tear down, take down, put down, haul
down, pay down, and the like, especially in command or
exclamation.
Down, therefore, and beg mercy of the duke.
--Shak.
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If he be hungry more than wanton, bread alone
will down. --Locke.
Down is also used intensively; as, to be loaded down;
to fall down; to hang down; to drop down; to pay down.
The temple of Her[`e] at Argos was burnt down.
--Jowett
(Thucyd.).
Down, as well as up, is sometimes used in a
conventional sense; as, down East.
Persons in London say down to Scotland, etc., and
those in the provinces, up to London.
--Stormonth.
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Down helm (Naut.), an order to the helmsman to put the helm
to leeward.
Down on or Down upon (joined with a verb indicating
motion, as go, come, pounce), to attack, implying the idea
of threatening power.
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Come down upon us with a mighty power. --Shak.
Down with, take down, throw down, put down; -- used in
energetic command, often by people aroused in crowds,
referring to people, laws, buildings, etc.; as, down with
the king! "Down with the palace; fire it." --Dryden.
To be down on, to dislike and treat harshly. [Slang, U.S.]
To cry down. See under Cry, v. t.
To cut down. See under Cut, v. t.
Up and down, with rising and falling motion; to and fro;
hither and thither; everywhere. "Let them wander up and
down." --Ps. lix. 15.
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Enthelmintha
(gcide) | Enthelmintha \En`thel*min"tha\, Enthelminthes
\En`thel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?, ?, worm.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.
[1913 Webster]Helminthes \Hel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a worm.]
(Zool.)
One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom.
It is a large group including a vast number of species, most
of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes,
Enthelmintha.
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Note: The following classes are included, with others of less
importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes,
etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala
(thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina,
gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See Plathelminthes,
and Nemathelminthes.
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Enthelminthes
(gcide) | Enthelmintha \En`thel*min"tha\, Enthelminthes
\En`thel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?, ?, worm.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.
[1913 Webster]Helminthes \Hel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a worm.]
(Zool.)
One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom.
It is a large group including a vast number of species, most
of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes,
Enthelmintha.
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Note: The following classes are included, with others of less
importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes,
etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala
(thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina,
gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See Plathelminthes,
and Nemathelminthes.
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Helm
(gcide) | heaume \heaume\ n.
1. a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders; called
also helm.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Helm \Helm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Helming.]
To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.]
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The business he hath helmed. --Shak.
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A wild wave . . . overbears the bark,
And him that helms it. --Tennyson.
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1. A helmet. [Poetic]
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2. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [Prov.
Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
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1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
of the tiller or wheel alone.
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2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The
helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.
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3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
hence, a guide; a director.
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The helms o' the State, who care for you like
fathers. --Shak.
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4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
the same plane.
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
of the ship.
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
side.
Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over
to the lee or to the weather side.
Helm hard alee, Helm hard aport, Helm hard astarboard,
etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
which the rudderstock passes.
Helm down, helm alee.
Helm up, helm aweather.
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
To feel the helm, to obey it.
To right the helm, to put it amidships.
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the
corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
[1913 Webster]Helm \Helm\, n.
See Haulm, straw.
[1913 Webster]Helm \Helm\, v. t.
To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [Perh. used only
as a past part. or part. adj.]
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She that helmed was in starke stours. --Chaucer.
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Helm alee
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
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1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
of the tiller or wheel alone.
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2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The
helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.
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3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
hence, a guide; a director.
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The helms o' the State, who care for you like
fathers. --Shak.
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4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
the same plane.
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
of the ship.
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
side.
Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over
to the lee or to the weather side.
Helm hard alee, Helm hard aport, Helm hard astarboard,
etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
which the rudderstock passes.
Helm down, helm alee.
Helm up, helm aweather.
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
To feel the helm, to obey it.
To right the helm, to put it amidships.
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the
corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Helm amidships
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
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1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
of the tiller or wheel alone.
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2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The
helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.
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3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
hence, a guide; a director.
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The helms o' the State, who care for you like
fathers. --Shak.
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4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
the same plane.
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
of the ship.
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
side.
Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over
to the lee or to the weather side.
Helm hard alee, Helm hard aport, Helm hard astarboard,
etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
which the rudderstock passes.
Helm down, helm alee.
Helm up, helm aweather.
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
To feel the helm, to obey it.
To right the helm, to put it amidships.
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the
corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Helm aport
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
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1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
of the tiller or wheel alone.
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2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The
helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.
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3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
hence, a guide; a director.
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The helms o' the State, who care for you like
fathers. --Shak.
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4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
the same plane.
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
of the ship.
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
side.
Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over
to the lee or to the weather side.
Helm hard alee, Helm hard aport, Helm hard astarboard,
etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
which the rudderstock passes.
Helm down, helm alee.
Helm up, helm aweather.
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
To feel the helm, to obey it.
To right the helm, to put it amidships.
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the
corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Helm astarboard
(gcide) | Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
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1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
of the tiller or wheel alone.
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2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The
helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.
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3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
hence, a guide; a director.
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The helms o' the State, who care for you like
fathers. --Shak.
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4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
the same plane.
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
of the ship.
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
side.
Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over
to the lee or to the weather side.
Helm hard alee, Helm hard aport, Helm hard astarboard,
etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
which the rudderstock passes.
Helm down, helm alee.
Helm up, helm aweather.
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
To feel the helm, to obey it.
To right the helm, to put it amidships.
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the
corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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