Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wheelman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A steersman or helmsman.
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- noun nautical
helmsman
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Examples
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... some from Hannes, some from Luis ... page 78: "Wheel Men" as in "wheelsman"?
More Translation Questions Hal Duncan 2008
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... some from Hannes, some from Luis ... page 78: "Wheel Men" as in "wheelsman"?
Archive 2008-06-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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Captain Gus Hawley came to the pilothouse to confer with Art Bowdecker, the wheelsman.
PURGATORY RIDGE WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER 2001
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They were less than ten hours out of Duluth, and Bowdecker was the best wheelsman in the fleet.
PURGATORY RIDGE WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER 2001
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"Where are you taking the motor boat?" asked the wheelsman.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier V. T. Sherman
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Scouts all turned their faces homeward, the wheelsman was left in charge of the boat.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier V. T. Sherman
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Our wheelsman well-trained he espied clear through the misty haze
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"Where is he wanted?" asked the wheelsman, who had given the name of
The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier V. T. Sherman
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About midnight the wheelsman began showing signs of consciousness.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier V. T. Sherman
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They also found the wheelsman, Boswell, waiting for them there, he having made the trip from Cordova in a tug.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier V. T. Sherman
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