Helm and Wheel

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Helm noun - The place of leadership or command.

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Wheel is a synonym for helm in tiller topic. In some cases you can use "Wheel" instead a noun "Helm", when it comes to topics like steering.

Nearby Words: helmsman, helmed, helmet, helming

Wheel noun - A circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel.

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Helm is a synonym for wheel in steering topic. You can use "Helm" instead a noun "Wheel".

Nearby Words: wheeled, wheeling, wheeler

old	old helm	old wheel
similar	similar helm	similar wheel
regular	regular helm	regular wheel
original	original helm	original wheel
Other adjectives: green, open, main, titular, spiked, spiky.

In one of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, a dim Globetrotter, when told to 'turn the wheel around' on a ship, takes the helm off its spot and puts it on the other side.

Source: Removable Steering Wheel
Other more extreme ones, like PURGE, are too dangerous for the Computer to control... but almost all have high ranking Ultraviolets at the helm (or close enough to make a grab for the wheel) already.

Source: Running Both Sides
Even moreso for this movie's Bird-of-Prey, which is the only one in the entire franchise to use a large ship's wheel at the helm.

Source: Film / Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

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