tiller

Example Sentences

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In particular, the rear-axle steering—standard equipment on the Turbo S—puts a huge tiller in the water, giving the Turbo S an easy, trust-building precision as the cornering loads build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It would have worked if supply and demand were holding the tiller.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

The captain managed to use the nose wheel tiller to keep the plane near the runway centerline until the pedals unstuck.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Some have detected in this latest gesture at the Elysée a new, single-handed touch to the tiller of state.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

She offered him the tiller, but he shook his head.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt