tiller
1a person or thing that tills; cultivator.
Origin of tiller
1Other definitions for tiller (2 of 3)
a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering.
Origin of tiller
2Other words from tiller
- till·er·less, adjective
Other definitions for tiller (3 of 3)
a plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk.
a sapling.
(of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or around the bottom of the original stalk.
Origin of tiller
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How to use tiller in a sentence
Teamed with Powell, they should give business and markets confidence that steady hands are on the tiller.
He said that earlier this month, firefighters inside an engine found themselves between a shootout on a street in Northeast, and in Northwest, a firefighter in the tiller of a ladder truck saw a man open fire on Georgia Avenue.
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British Dictionary definitions for tiller (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtɪlə) /
nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it
Origin of tiller
1Derived forms of tiller
- tillerless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for tiller (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtɪlə) /
a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses
a less common name for sapling
(intr) (of a plant) to produce tillers
Origin of tiller
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