helmsman
Origin of helmsman
1Other words from helmsman
- helms·man·ship, noun
Words Nearby helmsman
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use helmsman in a sentence
Shortly before the Concordia crashed, Schettino can be heard on the audiotape telling the helmsman to turn again.
The Costa Concordia’s Randy Reckless Captain Takes the Stand | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I made a decision to go off course and I gave those orders to the helmsman,” he told the court.
The Costa Concordia’s Randy Reckless Captain Takes the Stand | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe judge in the preliminary hearing, Valeria Montesarchio, denied the request to subpoena the helmsman.
Costa Concordia’s Captain’s Culpability in Crash and Deaths Weighed by Judge | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe helmsman, who did not speak English or Italian fluently, responded, “Hard to Starboard?”
Costa Concordia’s Captain’s Culpability in Crash and Deaths Weighed by Judge | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMoments later, he can be heard yelling “Hard to Port” at the helmsman when it became clear the ship was heading for disaster.
Costa Concordia’s Captain’s Culpability in Crash and Deaths Weighed by Judge | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The helmsman led me to the side of the vessel, and told me to hold my head overboard, and inhale the air.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferCaptain Worse winked at the helmsman, and declared that the old thing knew well enough where she was now that they were round.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandBut Thorgils had known what was coming, and had kept his quick eye on the helmsman of the stranger.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. WhistlerThe helmsman in the boat would take hold of it when it came within his reach, and put the money into the toe of it.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottShe had eight thwarts, on which the paddlers sat, and a seat aft for the helmsman, who also used a paddle for steering.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for helmsman
/ (ˈhɛlmzmən) /
the person at the helm who steers the ship; steersman
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse