"answer the helm" meaning in English

See answer the helm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: answers the helm [present, singular, third-person], answering the helm [participle, present], answered the helm [participle, past], answered the helm [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} answer the helm (third-person singular simple present answers the helm, present participle answering the helm, simple past and past participle answered the helm)
  1. (nautical, intransitive, said of a ship) To respond to a movement of the helm by changing direction; only happens if the ship has steerageway. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-answer_the_helm-en-verb-FcB7TPJy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for answer the helm meaning in English (1.5kB)

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