helmed; helming; helms
1
: to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder : to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm (see helm entry 1 sense 1a) : steer
helming a schooner
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Examples of helm in a Sentence
Noun (1)
with a blind person at the helm, the city has made a lot of improvements for the physically challenged
Verb (1)
a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
Barbera, who is the festival’s longest serving artistic director, has been at the Lido’s helm consecutively since the 2012 edition and previously held the same position between 1998 and 2001.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 May 2024
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Noun
In addition, the high-tech helm, which is clad in a scratch-proof material called Fenix, looks straight out of a sci-fi film.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
Barbera, who is the festival’s longest serving artistic director, has been at the Lido’s helm consecutively since the 2012 edition and previously held the same position between 1998 and 2001.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 May 2024
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helm. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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helm
1 of 2 nounhelm
2 of 2 noun1
: a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship
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: the steering equipment of a ship
2
: a position of control : head
at the helm of the business
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