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Meaning of tiller

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tiller

Pronunciation:/ˈtɪlə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A young tree.

  2. A shoot of a plant which springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sapling; a sucker.

verb

Definitions

  1. To produce new shoots from the root or from around the bottom of the original stalk; stool.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tiller

tiller

Pronunciation:/ˈtɪlə/

noun

Definitions

  1. The stock; a beam on a crossbow carved to fit the arrow, or the point of balance in a longbow.

  2. A bar of iron or wood connected with the rudderhead and leadline, usually forward, in which the rudder is moved as desired by the tiller (FM 55-501).

  3. The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder.

  4. A handle; a stalk.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tiller

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