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tiller

[til-er] / ˈtɪl ər /




NOUN
steering wheel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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The real test of the company’s vision will come when the current chairman is gone and a new hand takes the tiller.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Separately, the court was shown footage of Tajik, 32, with his hand on the tiller of a small boat which embarked on a Channel crossing during foggy conditions on 17 January.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Salon May 28, 2024

The captain managed to use the nose wheel tiller to keep the plane near the runway centerline until the pedals unstuck.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

But I will try it as long as I have the oars and the short club and the tiller.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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