"Mr Courtenay, the helmsman is your mark, if you can --". From Wordnik.com. [The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba] Reference
Near the helmsman was a bed of skins arranged upon a network of ropes, with a skin covering. From Wordnik.com. [Eaters Of The Dead]
The helmsman was a man of great nerve, and the gale being steady I felt we would reach Corfu without mishap. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference
The helmsman was the only one to signify his willingness to stay; the rest preferred to settle the matter by drawing lots. From Wordnik.com. [The Shipwreck A Story for the Young] Reference
The helmsman was a patriarch, his head showing white, a full white beard descending from his chin, a fierce-visaged, vigorous old man. From Wordnik.com. [Poor Man's Rock] Reference
"soldier"; another was identified as a helmsman simply because it was found near a boat. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online]
Hard-a-port is a direction given to the helmsman, meaning to put the helm quickly to the port or left side. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
They are called the 'helmsman' and 'planesman' on a nuclear submarine, henchmen if there ever was such a thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Henching - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games] Reference
A terrific breach over her; but the helmsman was a good hand, and sheered her over to the exact spot the pinnace must pass. From Wordnik.com. [Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign] Reference
"helmsman" (concept) 5.4, 5.70 inequality of, 5.56 – 57, 5.59 – 78. From Wordnik.com. [Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583] Reference
The helmsman was a dead man. From Wordnik.com. [An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere] Reference
The helmsman is our guardian angel. From Wordnik.com. [Sail-World.com USA Latest News] Reference
On the penny steamers no one but the helmsman is visible. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
At last a sophisticated Intensifier has taken the helmsman!. From Wordnik.com. [Why is There Scientist Instead of Wisdom?] Reference
"Light to starboard," repeated the helmsman at the compass. From Wordnik.com. [Some Naval Yarns] Reference
The helmsman relinquished the wheel gladly enough and under the. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power] Reference
Nor vain my trust! my helmsman, He who sent me, now is steering. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century] Reference
Yet, the Excursion's helmsman gives thumbs-up as he rumbles on by. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test | Mini Cooper : Mine Is Smaller!] Reference
Campion stepped forward and offered himself as captain and helmsman. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
He took one keen look towards the shore, then he approached the helmsman. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power] Reference
"I have instructed the helmsman to come as close to the wind as possible.". From Wordnik.com. [The Players] Reference
Going up to the binnacle, he observed the compass, and addressing the helmsman, said. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
At the same time, I directed the helmsman to luff the galliot close into the wind's eye. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
"All right, my man, keep her in your eye," sang back the commander, who then turned to the helmsman. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
It was a signal to the helmsman, who turned the nose of the ship across stream to the eastern shore. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
Jason appointed Tiphys to be helmsman, because he was a star-gazer and knew the points of the compass. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Cowering like pitiful slaves, the Tyrrhenians crowded to the stern, and crouched round the good helmsman. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
But before the old helmsman again stood Dionysos, the young and fair, in all the glory of undying beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
At the conning tower were the commander, his helmsman, and a young lieutenant -- the boss of the torpedoes. From Wordnik.com. [Some Naval Yarns] Reference
The men at the two wheels watched their dials and their bubbles, and the helmsman had his nose on the needle. From Wordnik.com. [Some Naval Yarns] Reference
With the moral sensibilities laid waste, reason here has only the power of the helmsman before the whirlwind. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
"Steady!" repeated the skipper to the helmsman; whose "Steady it is!" showed his prompt attention to the command. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
Ideally that wisdom will come from the White House, just as it came long ago from our first helmsman, George Washington. From Wordnik.com. [Carla Seaquist: A Mosque at Ground Zero: Desperately Seeking George Washington's Wisdom] Reference
BILL KOCH, an amateur helmsman but a pro at amassing millions, has 60 of those and a fleet of four state-of-the-art boats. From Wordnik.com. [A Duel In The Sun] Reference
Happy that Mike D'Antoni is back home from Italy and letting his Phoenix Suns, with Steve Nash the perfect helmsman, run wild. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: A Few of My Favorite Basketball Things] Reference
Then a great terror fell on all, as they cried to the old helmsman, "Quick, turn the ship to the shore; there is no hope for us here.". From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
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