helm : Idioms & Phrases
Index
Down helm
(Naut.) , an order to the helmsman to put the helm to leeward.
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Helm alee , Helm aweather
- when the tiller is borne over to the lee or to the weather side.
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Helm amidships
- when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in the same plane.
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Helm aport
- when the tiller is borne over to the port side of the ship.
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Helm astarboard
- when the tiller is borne to the starboard side.
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Helm down
- helm alee.
Webster 1913
Helm hard alee ∨ hard aport , hard astarboard
- etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
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Helm port
- the round hole in a vessel's counter through which the rudderstock passes.
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Helm up
- helm aweather.
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To ease the helm
- to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
(Naut.) , to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope.
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To feel the helm
- to obey it.
(Naut.) , to obey it.
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To right the helm
(Naut.) , to place it in line with the keel.- to put it amidships.
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To shift the helm
- to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
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Up helm
(Naut.) , the order given to move the tiller toward the upper, or windward, side of a vessel.
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Weather helm
(Naut.) , a tendency on the part of a sailing vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.
