English Dictionary

answer the helm

動詞

自動詞 船に関する用法

(nautical, intransitive, said of a ship) To respond to a movement of the helm by changing direction; only happens if the ship has steerageway.

日本語の意味

船舶が舵の動きに応じ、舵操作に従って方向転換を行う動作（ただし、進航力がある場合に限る）

As the squall hit, the captain barked an order and the helmsman answered the helm, veering the ship away from the reefs.

突風が襲うと艦長が命じ、舵手は舵の動きに応じて船を礁から離れるように滑らかに向きを変えた。

意味（1）

(nautical, intransitive, said of a ship) To respond to a movement of the helm by changing direction; only happens if the ship has steerageway.

answers the helm （ present singular third-person ）

answering the helm （ participle present ）

answered the helm （ participle past ）

answered the helm （ past ）