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单词 tiller
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tiller

(tɪləʳ)
Word forms: plural tillers
countable noun
The tiller of a boat is a handle that is fixed to the rudder. It is used to turn the rudder, which then steers the boat.

tiller in British English 1

(ˈtɪlə)
noun
nautical
a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it
Derived forms
tillerless (ˈtillerless)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, from Latin tēla web

tiller in British English 2

(ˈtɪlə)
noun
1. 
a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses
2.  a less common name for sapling
verb
3. (intransitive)
(of a plant) to produce tillers
Word origin
Old English telgor twig; related to Icelandic tjalga branch

tiller in American English 1

(ˈtɪlər)
noun
a bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder
Word origin
ME tiler, stock of a crossbow < OFr telier, weaver's beam < ML telarium < L tela, web (see toil2): naut. sense prob. infl. by ME tillen, to reach

tiller in American English 2

(ˈtɪlər)
noun
a person or machine that tills the soil

tiller in American English 3

(ˈtɪlər)
noun
1. 
a shoot growing from the base of the stem of a plant
verb intransitive
2. 
to send forth tillers
Word origin
< OE telgor (extension of telga, a branch, bough, shoot)

More idioms containing
tiller

a steady hand on the tiller

Examples of 'tiller' in a sentence
tiller

They moved the engine from the bonnet to the cabin and added a propeller, rudder and tiller.
The Sun (2009)
With his hand on the tiller of global affairs as the world looked on, he was lauded by many beyond these shores for his efforts.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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