Definition of steer

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Steer (v. i.) To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.

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Steer :: Steer (a.) A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox..
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Governor :: Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
Steering :: Steerer (n.) One who steers; as, a boat steerer..
Steered :: Steer (v. t.) To castrate; -- said of male calves.
Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
Steer :: Steering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.
Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
Wheelhouse :: Wheelhouse (n.) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel..
Steeved :: Steersmate (n.) One who steers; steersman.
Steward :: Steward (n.) A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge..
Steersmate :: Steersman (n.) One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.
Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..
Put :: Put (v. i.) To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
Steering :: Steered (imp. & p. p.) of Stee.
Navigate :: Navigate (v. t.) To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship..
Gybe :: Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.
Steerling :: Steerless (a.) Having no rudder.
Steerless :: Steering () a. & n. from Steer, v..
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