helmsman

Example Sentences

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Thucydides was partial to naturalistic explanation and, no stranger to eclipses himself, might well have offered Pericles’ nervous helmsman a cloak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After the waves struck, one of the crew fell into the helmsman causing injury and the boat had to abort its rescue attempt.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

But Burling, the two-time reigning America’s Cup champion helmsman, got caught in traffic in the 10-boat fleet and copped a penalty for not keeping clear of Emirates Great Britain.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2023

Jean-Luc Picard's Enterprise had a Black helmsman and a half-Klingon played by a Black actor; Captain Janeway's crew on the U.S.S.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2023

Kepler was convinced one had to think of forces flowing through space—his inspiration was provided by Gilbert’s recently published study of the magnet—and ask oneself how a celestial helmsman would take his bearings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton