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helm (helm)

noun, transitive verb

Old Poet., Archaic helmet

Etymology: ME < OE, protection, helmet, akin to Ger helm, helmet, OE helmian, to protect < IE base *el-, to cover, hide > hull, L celare, to hide

helm2 definition

helm (helm)

noun

    1. the wheel or tiller by which a ship or boat is steered
    2. the complete steering gear, including the wheel or tiller, rudder, etc.
  2. the control or leadership of an organization, government, etc.

Etymology: ME helme < OE helma, akin to Ger helm, handle < IE *(s)kelmo- < base *(s)kel-, to cut > shield, Gr skallein, to dig

transitive verb

to guide; control; steer

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helm

n.

tiller, steering wheel, rudder, steerage, steering apparatus; see also wheel 1.


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helm Usage Examples

Object

  • film: Clive Barker helms the film with a good idea of what he wants.

Converse of object

  • take: Florence goes on to describe how Edgar took the helm whilst the eight kings rowed him on the river Dee.

Subject

  • director: The film is helmed by award-winning director Martin Klingberg.

Modifies a noun

  • seat: Adjustable helm seat allows driver to sit or stand in total comfort.

Modifying Another Word

  • also: All of this is competently lensed by Louis Leterrier, Besson's latest protégé who also helmed 2002's The Transporter and its 2005 sequel.

Noun used with modifier

  • weather: Surveyor says keel has been made deeper, weather helm problems!

Preposition: of

  • ship: Holidays afloat Imagine being at the helm of a tall ship!

Preposition: for

  • year: The retiring director, Brian McMaster, was at the helm for 15 consistently challenging years, and goes out on a high.

Preposition: by

  • director: The film is helmed by award-winning director Martin Klingberg.
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helm quotes

People moved in hushed and anxious hours while his life lingered on. It was thus I learned that some great man was at the helm of our country.

-Hoover, Herbert Clark

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