On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Steersman. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as helmsman or gob and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Steersman in a sentence
Steersman meaning
One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
Synonyms of Steersman
Using Steersman
- The main meaning on this page is: One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
- Useful related words include: helmsman, gob, seafarer, old salt.
Context around Steersman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Steersman
- In this selection, "steersman" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, watching stand out and add context to how "steersman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include assistant a steersman and about and by a steersman watching a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "steersman" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with steersman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Come sundown between May and October, he boards a boat along with an assistant, a steersman and about 10 cormorants leashed at the neck and body. (26 words)
The mechanism – hydraulics controlled by a steersman watching a spirit level – worked in model form and in a trial version built in his garden in Denmark Hill, London. (28 words)
The mechanism – hydraulics controlled by a steersman watching a spirit level – worked in model form and in a trial version built in his garden in Denmark Hill, London. (28 words)
Come sundown between May and October, he boards a boat along with an assistant, a steersman and about 10 cormorants leashed at the neck and body. (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
Come sundown between May and October, he boards a boat along with an assistant, a steersman and about 10 cormorants leashed at the neck and body.
The mechanism – hydraulics controlled by a steersman watching a spirit level – worked in model form and in a trial version built in his garden in Denmark Hill, London.