helmsman

Example Sentences

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Though Plutarch doesn’t say how impressed the helmsman was with this remark, it did get the ships out to sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Along with the helmsman, three coastguards who entered the water to carry out the rescue suffered from water ingestion, mild hypothermia, exhaustion and one had an ankle injury.

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

Bud could see the helmsman wrestling with the wheel, trying to get the vessel to turn to starboard, but clearly there was something impeding the propeller.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman