tiller
noun/ˈtɪlə(r)/
/ˈtɪlər/
- a bar that is used to turn the rudder of a small boat in order to control the direction in which it moves compare helmTopics Transport by waterc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French telier ‘weaver's beam, stock of a crossbow’, from medieval Latin telarium, from Latin tela ‘web’.
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