helm

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕlm, IPA: /hɛlm/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular helm

Plural helms

U.S. Navy personnel aboard USS Constitution, by the ship's wheel

1. (nautical) A helm is a steering wheel of a ship.

Verb

Plain form helm

Third-person singular helms

Past tense helmed

Past participle helmed

Present participle helming

1. If you helm a boat, you are in charge of steering it.
2. If you helm an organization, you lead them in doing something.