helm

[US]/helm/

[UK]/hɛlm/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the steering mechanism of a ship or boat; a position of leadership or control; a wheel or handle used to steer a vehicle or vessel
vt. to take control or command of; to steer or guide

Phrases & Collocations

at the helm

take the helm

Example Sentences

at the helm of the government.

the magazine he helmed in the late eighties.

Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?

port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.

Such is the lesson of the Great Guard, Helm of the Unsleeping Eyes.?

Who was at the helm when the collision occurred?

they are family-run empires whose founders remain at the helm .

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