tiller

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In particular, the rear-axle steering—standard equipment on the Turbo S—puts a huge tiller in the water, giving the Turbo S an easy, trust-building precision as the cornering loads build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

"In face of setbacks, it requires a steady hand on the tiller and the vision to see the bigger picture", says Dr Barber, saying that knee-jerk responses to failures could "cause damage and delay".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

It would have worked if supply and demand were holding the tiller.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

“Her message is that she’s the captain with a steady hand on the tiller, and that she has brought Denmark through one crisis and can do it again,” Hansen told Reuters.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

And David hunkered next to the tiller and held the Frog on course and thought, hokey or not, he would follow it.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen