timone — 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.
- tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.
- wheel noun A circular object that turns on a central axis, used for movement or to power machinery.
Senses
timone is used for these senses in English:
- control surface (aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.
- 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).
- rudder (aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.
- wheel A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
helm — full definition
- noun The wheel or tiller used to steer a ship; more broadly, the position of control or leadership.
- verb To steer a vessel, or to lead or direct a project or organization.