steering wheel beckets

A form of steering wheel becket — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of steering wheel becket
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