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ship's wheel

UK/ʃɪps(h)wiːl/US/ʃɪps(h)wil/

ship's wheel noun: a device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course.

ship's wheel: a device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course
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Noun

ship's wheel (plural ship's wheels)

  1. A device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course.
    Synonyms:
    boat's wheel

Synonyms of ship's wheel

  • boat's wheel

Forms of ship's wheel

pluralship's wheels

Questions about ship's wheel

What does ship's wheel mean?
Ship's wheel means a device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course.
What part of speech is ship's wheel?
Ship's wheel is a noun.
How do you pronounce ship's wheel?
Ship's wheel is pronounced /ʃɪps(h)wiːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of ship's wheel?
The plural of ship's wheel is ship's wheels.

Words near ship's wheel in the dictionary

  1. ship's corporal
  2. ship's cousin
  3. ship's cousins
  4. ship's days
  5. ship's husband
  6. ship's wheel
  7. ship's wheels
  8. ship, shipmate, self
  9. ship-breaker
  10. ship-builder
  11. ship-builders

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