| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,917,920,867 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Tiller |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
tiller1
Nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it tiller2 1. a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses 2. a less common name for sapling tiller [′til·ər] (botany) A shoot that develops from an axillary or adventitious bud at the base of a stem. (naval architecture) A lever attached to the rudder of a boat or ship and used to turn the rudder from side to side, usually turned by hand in a boat and by mechanical devices in a ship. Tiller a lever attached to the upper part of the rudder stock and used to turn the rudder. Tillers may have a single arm parallel to the vessel’s longitudinal axis or two arms perpendicular to the vessel’s longitudinal axis. Some tillers have the shape of a quadrant and are equipped with a cable or gear drive. Tillers are principally used on small vessels. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|