helm
1- Nautical.
- a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
- the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
- the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned: 15-degree helm.
- the place or post of control: A stern taskmaster was at the helm of the company.
- to steer; direct.
Origin of helm
1helm
2- Also heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
- Archaic. a helmet.
- to furnish or cover with a helmet.
Origin of helm
2Related Words for helmed
head, move, prompt, serve, manage, contribute, draw, introduce, bring, maneuver, handle, sail, cross, cruise, operate, steer, occupy, govern, dominate, predominateExamples from the Web for helmed
Contemporary Examples of helmed
Too silly and too scripted, those segments paled in comparison to the ones that Handler helmed solo.
Swartzwelder previously helmed the short film The Least of These.
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July 30, 2014
The Fault in Our Stars is an adaptation of John Green's beloved YA novel, helmed by two relative unknowns.
After the roles dried up, Petty turned to directing and, in 2008, helmed her feature directorial debut, The Poker House.
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer LawrenceMarlow Stern
June 8, 2014
Also striking was the fact that the Best Directors for the Play all helmed revivals.
Historical Examples of helmed
He told Claire—in a voice not too serious—that she was his helmed Athena, his rose of all the world.
Free AirSinclair Lewis
Only the helmed firemen held their ground, and two others with bare heads.
PeccaviE. W. Hornung
His helmed head nodded on his breast, and his arms hung loosely down by his side, the steel armlets rattling on the cuishes.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)James Hogg
The decks were crowded with helmed men who responded vigorously to the cheering with which they were saluted.
The Prince of India, Volume IILew. Wallace
Three troops of maidens; though one maid foremost rode, bright, with helmed head.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre SturlesonSaemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
helm
1- nautical
- the wheel, tiller, or entire apparatus by which a vessel is steered
- the position of the helm: that is, on the side of the keel opposite from that of the rudder
- a position of leadership or control (esp in the phrase at the helm)
- (tr) to direct or steer
Word Origin for helm
helm
2- an archaic or poetic word for helmet
- (tr) archaic, or poetic to supply with a helmet
Word Origin for helm
Word Origin and History for helmed
helm
"a helmet," c.1200, from Old English helm "protection, covering; crown, helmet," and perhaps also from cognate Old Norse hjalmr, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz "protective covering," from PIE *kel- "to cover, to hide" (see cell). Italian elmo, Spanish yelmo are from Germanic.
helm
"handle of a tiller," late 13c., from Old English helma "rudder; position of guidance, control," from Proto-Germanic *halbma- (cf. Old Norse hjalm, Old High German helmo, German Helm "handle"), from PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve).
Idioms and Phrases with helmed
helm
see at the helm.