steering wheel becket

noun

A rope with a becket at one end and a hook at the other, used to hold the ship's wheel (the helm) in fixed position. Normally used in pairs, with the becket on a spoke and the hook on a ring in the deck.

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Meanings

nounsteering wheel becket (plural steering wheel beckets)

plural steering wheel beckets

  1. nauticalA rope with a becket at one end and a hook at the other, used to hold the ship's wheel (the helm) in fixed position. Normally used in pairs, with the becket on a spoke and the hook on a ring in the deck.
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