helm
noun
[ hɛlm ]
• a tiller or wheel for steering a ship or boat.
• "she stayed at the helm, alert for tankers"
helm
verb
• steer (a boat or ship).
• "he helmed a sailing vessel"
Origin:
Old English helma ; probably related to helve.
helm
noun
• a helmet.
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helm and German Helm, also to helmet, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to cover or hide’.
