helmless

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adjective

Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).

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Meanings

adjectivehelmless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).

    To Sleep I give my powers away; ⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; ⁠I sit within a helmless bark, And with my heart I muse and say: […]

    1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto IV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

Origin

From helm + -less.

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APA

helmless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helmless

MLA

“helmless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helmless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helmless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helmless.

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