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dümen — 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.
  • thingamajig noun Something that one does not know the name of.
  • wheel noun A circular object that turns on a central axis, used for movement or to power machinery.

Senses

dümen 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.
  • thingamajig (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
  • 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

  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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