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helm

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[ helm ]

noun

  1. Nautical.
    1. a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
    2. the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
    3. the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:

      15-degree helm.

  2. the place or post of control:

    A stern taskmaster was at the helm of the company.



verb (used with object)

  1. to steer; direct.

helm

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[ helm ]

noun

  1. Also Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
  2. Archaic. a helmet.

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish or cover with a helmet.

helm

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/ ³óÉ›±ô³¾ /

noun

  1. nautical
    1. the wheel, tiller, or entire apparatus by which a vessel is steered
    2. the position of the helm: that is, on the side of the keel opposite from that of the rudder
  2. a position of leadership or control (esp in the phrase at the helm )
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verb

  1. tr to direct or steer
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helm

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/ ³óÉ›±ô³¾ /

noun

  1. an archaic or poetic word for helmet
“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

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to supply with a helmet
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó±ð±ô³¾±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó±ð±ô³¾î€ƒl±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of helm1

First recorded before 900; Middle English helm(e), Old English helma; cognate with Middle High German halme, helm “h²¹²Ô»å±ô±ð,†Old Norse hjalm “r³Ü»å»å±ð°ùâ€

Origin of helm2

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German helm; akin to Old English helan “to coverâ€; hull 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of helm1

Old English helma; related to Old Norse hjalm rudder, Old High German halmo

Origin of helm2

Old English helm; related to helan to cover, Old Norse hjalmr, Gothic hilms, Old High German helm helmet, Sanskrit śá°ù³¾²¹²Ô protection
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Idioms and Phrases

see at the helm .
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Example Sentences

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He will helm the Central District of California, the most populous U.S. attorney’s district in the country, covering some 20 million people across seven counties.

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Sweden are a better team than their Nations League C status indicates, and in Newcastle United's Alexander Isak they have a world-class star at the helm.

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He missed five of the previous seven games because of back pain, with the Clippers going 6-1 over that stretch with assistant coach Brian Shaw at the helm.

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Knight's steady, reassuring presence at the helm has been a double-edged sword, and the management's lack of succession planning is now coming back to haunt them at a very tricky time.

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Lue has missed four of the last six games because of back issues, the last against Cleveland on Tuesday night, and assistant Brian Shaw has been at the helm in his place.

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