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单词 helmsman
释义

helmsmann.

/ˈhɛlmzman/
Forms: Also 1600s helmeman.
Etymology: < helm n.2 + man n.1
The man at the helm who steers the ship; a steersman. Also figurative.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot
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1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxiii. 54 A good Helme-man may be overcome with an imagination, and so mis-take one poynt for another.
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 12 The Rudder is so turned to and fro as the Helmesman pleaseth.
1798 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Marinere v, in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 28 The helmsman steerd, the ship mov'd on.
1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 147 The helmsman, and others of the watch.

Derivatives

ˈhelmsmanship n. the function of a helmsman.
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1890 World 13 Aug. 28/2 The Squadron..encouraged amateur helmsmanship.
ˈhelmswoman n.
ˈhelmsgirl n. nonce-words a woman or girl who steers.
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1870 Daily News 17 May A helms-girl at the stern in a pilot jacket and straw hat.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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