"at the helm" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at the helm.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛlm Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at the helm, {{en-PP}} at the helm
  1. (nautical, literally) Steering a vessel. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (steering a vessel): 掌舵 (zhǎngduò) (Chinese Mandarin), peräsimessä (Finnish), à la barre (French), am Steuer (German), u steru (Polish), al timón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_the_helm-en-prep_phrase-9knag7J3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'steering a vessel': 100 0
  2. (idiomatic) In charge of a company or project. Tags: idiomatic Translations (in charge of a company or project): 主管 (zhǔguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), peräsimessä (Finnish), en charge de (French), à la barre (French), am Steuer (German), na czele (Polish), al timón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_the_helm-en-prep_phrase-2~DBUC7K Disambiguation of 'in charge of a company or project': 0 100

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