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Steuer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • helm noun The wheel or tiller used to steer a ship; more broadly, the position of control or leadership.
  • rudder noun A flat, hinged piece at the back of a boat or aircraft used to steer it.
  • tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.

Senses

Steuer is used for these senses in English:

  • helm (nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
  • rudder (nautical) An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).
  • steering wheel A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.
  • tax Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

helm — full definition

  1. noun The wheel or tiller used to steer a ship; more broadly, the position of control or leadership.
  2. verb To steer a vessel, or to lead or direct a project or organization.

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