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helm meaning in Tamil

ஹெல்ம்

UK/hɛlm/

helm in Tamil: ஹெல்ம். In English, helm means the tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

Tamil words for helm

ஹெல்ம்

English meaning of helm

  1. noun The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
  2. noun The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.
  3. noun The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.
  4. noun Something used to control or steer; also (obsolete), a handle of a tool or weapon; a haft, a helve.

Full definition of helm

helm in a sentence

  • the helm of the Commonwealth

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Questions about helm in Tamil

What is the meaning of helm in Tamil?
Helm in Tamil is ஹெல்ம்.
helm என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Helm: ஹெல்ம்.
What does helm mean in English?
Helm means the tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “helm”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: helm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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