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tiller Noun Naut a handle used to turn the rudder when steering a boat [Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom]
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Translationstiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (Naut) → Ruderpinne f tiller n tiller [ˈtilə] the handle or lever used to turn the rudder of a boat. roerpen, helmstok ذِراع دَفَّة القارِب румпел kormidlová páka rorpind die Ruderpinne τμήμα του τιμονιού με το οποίο γίνεται ο χειρισμός του πηδαλίου σε βάρκα caña del timón roolipinn دسته سکان peräsintanko barre מוֹט הָהֶגֶה हत्था ruda krmila kormányrúd tangkai kemudi stjórnvölur barra 舵の柄 키의 손잡이 vairas stūres grozīklis celaga; bam roer rorpinne rumpel, ster barra do leme cârmă румпель kormidlová páka krmilo poluga krme rorpinne, -kult ด้ามของหางเสือเรือ dümen yekesi 舵柄 румпель پتوار گھمانے کا ہينڈل tay bánh lái tàu 舵柄 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I recollect distinctly saying to myself, "Cesar must go down, of course," and then, as I was scrambling on all fours, the swinging tiller I had let go caught me a crack under the ear, and knocked me over senseless. A puff of wind was heeling the boat over till the deck was awash, and he, one hand on tiller and the other on main-sheet, was luffing slightly, at the same time peering ahead to make out the near-lying north shore. As in all arts which are brought to perfection it is necessary that they should have their proper instruments if they would complete their works, so is it in the art of managing a family: now of instruments some of them are alive, others inanimate; thus with respect to the pilot of the ship, the tiller is without life, the sailor is alive; for a servant is as an instrument in many arts. |
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