- Device for steering a boat - Part of a ship - Ship’s steering apparatus - Ship’s steering system - Steering device - A riddle or sieve. - The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is
guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of
wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright
position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a
way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a
tiller, wheel, or other attachment.