Tiller — A tiller or till is a lever attached to a rudder post (American terminology) or rudder stock (English terminology) of a boat in order to provide the leverage for the helmsman to turn the rudder. The tiller is normally used by the helmsman… … Wikipedia
Steering wheel — This article is about steering wheels in cars. For the use in vessels, see Steering wheel (ship). A modern road car s steering wheel (Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010)) … Wikipedia
Tiller — Till er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiller rope — Tiller Till er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tiller — Ⅰ. tiller ► NOUN ▪ a horizontal bar fitted to the head of a boat s rudder post and used for steering. ORIGIN Old French telier weaver s beam, stock of a crossbow , from Latin tela web . Ⅱ. till [2] ► NOUN ▪ a cash register or drawer for money in… … English terms dictionary
Tiller (disambiguation) — A tiller is:*a tiller, a lever to provide the leverage for the helmsman to turn the rudder *a steering device present on some very early cars before the steering wheel became the only car steering utility *a rotary tiller, which is a garden… … Wikipedia
Steering — For other uses, see Steering (disambiguation). Part of car steering mechanism: tie rod, steering arm, king pin axis (using ball joints). Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel (ship … Wikipedia
Steering wheel (ship) — The wheel of a ship is the modern method of adjusting the angle of the rudder, in turn changing the direction of the boat or ship. It is also called the helm, together with the rest of the steering mechanism. Helmsmen on older ships steer using a … Wikipedia
tiller rope — noun Etymology: tiller (II) 1. : a rope leading forward from either end of the tiller to the wheel or other steering device 2. : rope that consists of 6 strands of 42 wires each of ordinary lay about a hemp center and that is suitable where great … Useful english dictionary
steering gear — noun a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑steering system, ↑steering mechanism * * * noun : the mechanism by which something i … Useful english dictionary
tiller — I. noun Etymology: Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor, telgra twig, shoot; akin to Old High German zelga twig, Old Irish dlongaid he splits Date: before 12th century stalk, sprout; especially one from the base of a plant or from the… … New Collegiate Dictionary