helmed; helming; helms
1
: to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder : to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm (see helm entry 1 sense 1a) : steer
helming a schooner
Examples of helm in a Sentence
Noun (1)
with a blind person at the helm, the city has made a lot of improvements for the physically challenged
Verb (1)
a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
This isn’t to defend Zaidi’s work at the helm of the roster.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
So, could the Fight Club and Se7en director really be set to helm Squid Game USA?
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Larry Greenstein, Park Vista: Greenstein, the long-time Cobras coach, continued his excellent run at the helm at the Lake Worth school.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
This isn’t to defend Zaidi’s work at the helm of the roster.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Verb
And it’s all helmed by James Gunn, the head of the DCU and someone who has never directed a bad Marvel or DC movie.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
So, could the Fight Club and Se7en director really be set to helm Squid Game USA?
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helm. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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helm
1 of 2 nounhelm
2 of 2 noun1
: a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship
also
: the steering equipment of a ship
2
: a position of control : head
at the helm of the business
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