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noun ˈtɪləˈtɪlər A horizontal bar fitted to the head of a boat's rudder post and used for steering. Example sentencesExamples - To minimize maintenance, the only wood used in the entire boat is the tiller and the only opening to the area below deck is the companionway.
- She quickly got dressed and made her way up to the deck, going to grasp the tiller happily.
- A firm hand at the tiller and the boat sails fair.
- Christopher takes the decision to stop sailing, lashing the tiller to the same side as the reefed mainsail.
- With one hand on the tiller, she navigated her way into clear blue waters.
- A succinct and authoritative commentary on handling the tiller and self-balancing side rudder of such ships was given by Shetelig and Falk in 1937.
- The ship's tiller was on an elevated platform that could only be reached by a polished set of crystalline stairs.
- The tiller can be easily removed to allow more useable space for entertaining while dockside or at anchor.
- He grabbed the tiller and turned the boat towards the Tradewind.
- She glanced to the aft, where the Captain stood, one hand on the tiller, the other holding a spyglass to his eye.
- Firmly he pushed the tiller away from him and steered the boat into the wind.
- For steering, there was, surprisingly, a long tiller, aft on the upper deck.
- The comparison is done many times each second with any deviation resulting in a correcting movement of the tiller or the wheel.
- There's the main sheet (the rope which controls the main sail), the tiller (the steering stick), the jib (the front sail) and a lot more coloured rope.
- It is very much like turning the tiller on a boat to deflect the wake on the boat and alter its course.
- I let him sort out the rudder and tiller, as we're late, and he's starting to worry.
- Steered with a tiller, Cayuga maxed out at six knots, well under the Canal's 10-mph speed limit.
- The sailors below went about their morning duties; checking the tiller, adjusting the sails, tightening the riggings.
- It was through these tunnels Taffle brought the boat, deftly maneuvering the tiller.
- They don't have rudders or tillers or handles or anything with which you might steer.
Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French telier 'weaver's beam, stock of a crossbow', from medieval Latin telarium, from Latin tela 'web'. Rhymes Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, Camilla, cedilla, chiller, chinchilla, driller, Drusilla, fibrillar, filler, flotilla, fulfiller, Godzilla, gorilla, griller, guerrilla, killer, Manila, manilla, mantilla, miller, pillar, Priscilla, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Schiller, scilla, scintilla, spiller, swiller, thriller, vanilla, vexilla, villa, Willa, willer, zorilla nounˈtɪləˈtɪlər An implement or machine for breaking up soil; a plough or cultivator. Example sentencesExamples - One of the disadvantages to using tillers is that they damage the soil structure.
- A New Mexico farmer accidentally hits a cow with his tiller.
- If you're just starting your garden this spring, turn the top 8 to 12 inches of the soil using a rotary tiller.
- Making two or more passes with the tiller helps blend the compost with the topsoil and break up any clumps of material.
- Down behind our house my father maintained a vegetable garden which, the main growing season having ended, he had been plowing under with his tiller for a couple of days.
- Cultivating especially with a plow or tiller churns the soil.
- The company would offer a discount to farmers who buy tillers under this scheme.
- Without so much as a garden tiller, some enterprising farmers earned $238,000 in one year raising baby, organic salad greens - on half an acre!
- Use a spading fork to break up hard ground, then follow with a tiller to incorporate the organic matter.
- Papa would borrow a tiller from a friend and plow up the patch making room for two rows of twelve plants each.
- Many garden tillers have sickle bar mower attachments available.
- The tiller will break up the ground and get it ready for planting, chop up any debris, and help mix in fertilizer and compost.
- If your garden is large, a rotary tiller or cultivator with wheels is the most practical method of removing weeds from your garden.
- If you have a 20-percent stand, why start over and destroy what you have by using a tiller or power rake to prepare the soil?
- You can drive over it without damage, just as long as you straddle any fittings and raise implements such as mowers and garden tillers.
- Use the low gear when operating a heavy tiller in loose soil or on a slope.
- This could not be accomplished with a tiller; we used a backhoe to get the job done.
- If I can make it, I shall return tonight and have the tiller fixed by morning.
nounˈtɪləˈtɪlər A lateral shoot from the base of the stem of a plant, especially in a grass or cereal. Example sentencesExamples - The presence of the endophyte in tillers and leaves was tested in infected plants as well as its absence in non-infected plants.
- Three similar branches, shoots or tillers per plant were selected for the three treatments.
- Throughout the growing season, marked plants increased in the numbers of tillers, leaves and in total plant length.
- The tip height above the soil surface of elongating leaves, number of leaves on the main tiller and number of tillers per plant were observed every other day.
- The number of leaves, tillers and plant length was initially recorded upon marking and was periodically recorded after that for a total of 3-5 observations per plant.
verb ˈtɪləˈtɪlər [no object]usually as noun tillering(of a plant) develop tillers. tight grass management encourages tillering Example sentencesExamples - Even though a thin wheat stand will tiller in the spring and fill in, a heavier plant density is less attractive to chinch bugs when they move into wheat in early April.
- It should be applied shortly after the downy brome emerges and before it tillers in the fall.
- Under non-limiting growth conditions, tillering continues for an indefinite time with uneven maturation as a result (not shown here).
- Adequate phosphorus is required for early plant development and tillering.
- Top stemmy swards and apply nitrogen to promote tillering.
Origin Mid 17th century (denoting a sapling arising from the stool of a felled tree): apparently based on Old English telga 'bough', of Germanic origin. nounˈtilərˈtɪlər A horizontal bar fitted to the head of a boat's rudder post and used as a lever for steering. Example sentencesExamples - She glanced to the aft, where the Captain stood, one hand on the tiller, the other holding a spyglass to his eye.
- The tiller can be easily removed to allow more useable space for entertaining while dockside or at anchor.
- He grabbed the tiller and turned the boat towards the Tradewind.
- There's the main sheet (the rope which controls the main sail), the tiller (the steering stick), the jib (the front sail) and a lot more coloured rope.
- I let him sort out the rudder and tiller, as we're late, and he's starting to worry.
- With one hand on the tiller, she navigated her way into clear blue waters.
- The comparison is done many times each second with any deviation resulting in a correcting movement of the tiller or the wheel.
- It was through these tunnels Taffle brought the boat, deftly maneuvering the tiller.
- The ship's tiller was on an elevated platform that could only be reached by a polished set of crystalline stairs.
- Firmly he pushed the tiller away from him and steered the boat into the wind.
- She quickly got dressed and made her way up to the deck, going to grasp the tiller happily.
- A firm hand at the tiller and the boat sails fair.
- A succinct and authoritative commentary on handling the tiller and self-balancing side rudder of such ships was given by Shetelig and Falk in 1937.
- Christopher takes the decision to stop sailing, lashing the tiller to the same side as the reefed mainsail.
- To minimize maintenance, the only wood used in the entire boat is the tiller and the only opening to the area below deck is the companionway.
- It is very much like turning the tiller on a boat to deflect the wake on the boat and alter its course.
- They don't have rudders or tillers or handles or anything with which you might steer.
- For steering, there was, surprisingly, a long tiller, aft on the upper deck.
- Steered with a tiller, Cayuga maxed out at six knots, well under the Canal's 10-mph speed limit.
- The sailors below went about their morning duties; checking the tiller, adjusting the sails, tightening the riggings.
Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French telier ‘weaver's beam, stock of a crossbow’, from medieval Latin telarium, from Latin tela ‘web’. nounˈtilərˈtɪlər An implement or machine for breaking up soil; a plow or cultivator. Example sentencesExamples - If you have a 20-percent stand, why start over and destroy what you have by using a tiller or power rake to prepare the soil?
- If I can make it, I shall return tonight and have the tiller fixed by morning.
- Making two or more passes with the tiller helps blend the compost with the topsoil and break up any clumps of material.
- Cultivating especially with a plow or tiller churns the soil.
- Many garden tillers have sickle bar mower attachments available.
- Papa would borrow a tiller from a friend and plow up the patch making room for two rows of twelve plants each.
- A New Mexico farmer accidentally hits a cow with his tiller.
- One of the disadvantages to using tillers is that they damage the soil structure.
- Use a spading fork to break up hard ground, then follow with a tiller to incorporate the organic matter.
- If your garden is large, a rotary tiller or cultivator with wheels is the most practical method of removing weeds from your garden.
- The company would offer a discount to farmers who buy tillers under this scheme.
- If you're just starting your garden this spring, turn the top 8 to 12 inches of the soil using a rotary tiller.
- This could not be accomplished with a tiller; we used a backhoe to get the job done.
- The tiller will break up the ground and get it ready for planting, chop up any debris, and help mix in fertilizer and compost.
- You can drive over it without damage, just as long as you straddle any fittings and raise implements such as mowers and garden tillers.
- Down behind our house my father maintained a vegetable garden which, the main growing season having ended, he had been plowing under with his tiller for a couple of days.
- Use the low gear when operating a heavy tiller in loose soil or on a slope.
- Without so much as a garden tiller, some enterprising farmers earned $238,000 in one year raising baby, organic salad greens - on half an acre!
nounˈtilərˈtɪlər A lateral shoot from the base of the stem, especially in a grass or cereal. Example sentencesExamples - The tip height above the soil surface of elongating leaves, number of leaves on the main tiller and number of tillers per plant were observed every other day.
- The number of leaves, tillers and plant length was initially recorded upon marking and was periodically recorded after that for a total of 3-5 observations per plant.
- Three similar branches, shoots or tillers per plant were selected for the three treatments.
- Throughout the growing season, marked plants increased in the numbers of tillers, leaves and in total plant length.
- The presence of the endophyte in tillers and leaves was tested in infected plants as well as its absence in non-infected plants.
verbˈtilərˈtɪlər [no object]usually as noun tilleringDevelop tillers. tight grass management encourages tillering Example sentencesExamples - Top stemmy swards and apply nitrogen to promote tillering.
- Under non-limiting growth conditions, tillering continues for an indefinite time with uneven maturation as a result (not shown here).
- Even though a thin wheat stand will tiller in the spring and fill in, a heavier plant density is less attractive to chinch bugs when they move into wheat in early April.
- It should be applied shortly after the downy brome emerges and before it tillers in the fall.
- Adequate phosphorus is required for early plant development and tillering.
Origin Mid 17th century (denoting a sapling arising from the stool of a felled tree): apparently based on Old English telga ‘bough’, of Germanic origin. |