ship's wheel
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: shĭps (h)wēl
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, India) IPA(key): /ʃɪps (h)wiːl/
- (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ʃɪps (h)wil/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ʃəps (h)wiːl/
- Hyphenation: ship's wheel
Noun
ship's wheel (plural ship's wheels)
- A device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course.
- Synonym: boat's wheel
Further reading
- “ship's wheel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.