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tiller
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till·er 1  (tlr)
n.
One that tills land: a tiller of soil.

til·ler 2  (tlr)
n. Nautical
A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat.

[Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin tlrium, weaver's beam, from Latin tla, web, weaver's beam; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

tiller
Noun
Naut a handle used to turn the rudder when steering a boat [Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tillertiller - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
shoot - a new branch
2.tiller - someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
3.tiller - lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
4.tiller - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
farm machine - a machine used in farming
harrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Verb1.tiller - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
Translations

tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (NAUT) → caña del timón
tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (Naut) → barre f (du gouvernail)
tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (Naut) → Ruderpinne f
tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (NAUT) → barra del timone

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


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