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answering the helm

answering the helm is the present participle and gerund of answer the helm.

Meaning of answer the helm

Verb

answer the helm (third-person singular simple present answers the helm, present participle answering the helm, simple past and past participle answered the helm)

  1. (intransitive) To respond to a movement of the helm by changing direction; only happens if the ship has steerageway.

Questions about answering the helm

What is answering the helm the present participle and gerund of?
Answering the helm is the present participle and gerund of answer the helm.

Words near answering the helm in the dictionary

  1. answering service
  2. answering services
  3. answering someone's prayers
  4. answering the call
  5. answering the call of nature
  6. answering the helm
  7. answering to
  8. answering up
  9. answeringly
  10. answerings
  11. answerless

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