Esmeralda at dead of night, in disguise, and then we would have a wild excitement--because he must be steering for his secret mine, and now was the time to follow him.
Now and then one of Higbie's oars would trip on the top of a wave, and the other one would snatch the boat half around in spite of my cumbersome steering apparatus.
He was steering the tug very well for a beginner, and his brother was too busy organizing his expedition to notice that the steering was a little wild; for the waves caused the boat to yaw somewhat in the absence of a skilled hand at the helm.
I haven't told you all I know aboutsteering the boat for nothing, Percy, and you will remain at the wheel.
Let's call the license bureau and get the owner's name," the photographer proposed, steering her toward a corner drugstore.
This seemed to be probable, for the lane of water along which they were steering was, just ahead of them, stopped by a neck of ice that connected two floe-pieces.
Up to this time they had succeeded in steering clear of everything without getting a thump; but they got one at last, which astonished those among the crew who had not been in the ice before.
He stood at the helm, and although no steering was required, as there was no wind, he kept his hands on the spokes of the wheel, and glanced occasionally at the compass.
There were iron stanchions to support an awning which, when in place, extended from well forward of the steering wheel to the stern of the cockpit, where a curved seat, with a locker beneath it, ran across the end.
A shining brass hand rail ran around the edge of the roof, a brass steering wheel protruded through it at the sternmost end, and toward the bow a search light stood like a gleaming sentinel above a small whistle.
Helen, Tom and Margaret threw themselves onto the floor of the boat and Jim Preston crouched low behind hissteering wheel.
The steering wheel and ignition switches were mounted on a dash and behind this were four benches with leather covered cork cushions which could be used as life preservers.
It only remained for them to look to the steering of the raft, so as to keep it head on before the wind; and this could be managed by means of the handspike, used as a rudder or steering-oar.
He appeared to have no difficulty in holding her above the surface; and as to getting back to the raft, Snowball was surely doing more service in steering the raft towards them?
Mr Collinson, who wassteering at the time, guessed from the looks of the men that something was wrong.
The following day they got up a mainmast, and besides this they rigged a small mizzen-mast, on which they were able to set a sail to assist in steering the vessel.
He hurried aft and put the helm to port, boldly steering the schooner towards it.
Having taken the precaution of shortening the painter of the skiff, we found less difficulty in steering her clear of obstacles, and made rapid progress down the Morumbidgee during the first cool and refreshing hours of the morning.
Jefferson said nothing, but stood rigidly still, with hands clenched on the big steering oar, until they drove alongside the Cumbria.
The steering engine rattled, and it was evident that the helmsman was badly afraid, but in another moment Jefferson had swung away from the wheel-house, and was wrenching at the telegraph again.
There was also the motor compartment, and a steering tower, from which the engines could be controlled.
Now, Mr. Damon, if you will just take charge of the steering apparatus for a minute, I want to go aft.
But I'll set the automatic steering gear now, Mr. Damon, and then you will be relieved.
Lion and other battle-cruisers steering east in thick mist.
Hipper, stillsteering south, fought him for a few minutes as they passed one another on opposite courses, and then turned north to follow him.
We drifted stern first on the flood, with half-turns of the propeller for steering purchase, till a boatman, whom we hailed, cried that we were off Gravesend.
He is a lucky navigator who always finds his sky quite clear, and can set his course by the signs of unclouded heavenly bodies, and so is sure of the port to which his steering will take him.
When the engines were stopped the steering had to be nicely calculated, or erratic waves brought them dangerously close, or else took them out of call.
On the big mirror which I have mentioned, I saw a memorandum written with a piece of soap: 'Steering Gear.
And then he suddenly became aware that the shoes had been again softly discarded, and he heard the creak of the trestles as the navigating officer stretched himself on his camp-bed alongside the hand-steering gear.
She had half risen to attract his attention when she saw him turn back and make way for a companion, who was cautiously steering her huge feathered hat between the tea-tables.
I was steering and feeling toler'ble happy over the way things had worked out.
She never budged until she was within ten foot of the flat, and then she sheered off and went past in a wide curve, with Lonesome steering with one hand and shaking his pitchfork at Todd with t'other.
He knelt in the stern, his eyes fixed ahead, quietly dipping the steering paddle, for they had laid down the poles.
A man untrained to river work would have upset the craft or gone through her bottom, but Carnally came down safely and seized the steering paddle.
Among the problems they solved were whether stability is most effectively gained by shifting the center of gravity, or by a special steering device, and what the power of a rudder is when fixed in front of a machine.
The horizontal rudder in front must be used in ascending and descending and the two vertical ones at the rear for steering your course.
When near the ground, he shifts his steering gear so that the machine glides sideways for a little way.
I'll keep you in mind, and whenever I get a chance I'll take you into the pilot-house, and begin to instruct you in the method of steering a ship.
On some of the lake steamers there was steam steering gear, and of course a much smaller wheel was used, as it merely served as a throttle to a steam-engine, which did all the hard work.
He was learning more about ships than he ever knew before, and on one or two occasions Mr. Weatherby took him into the pilot-house, and gave him preliminary instructions in the exacting calling of steering big vessels.
Whoever was steering that boat gave the wrong signals.
He was so interested in steering the boat, and recalling the different points that had been impressed on him by the pilot, that he did not notice that Mr. Weatherby was gone much longer than he had said he would be away.
There the boy learned something of the mysteries of steering a boat by the compass and by the lights on shore.
This is another reason I wanted to change," remarked Mr. Weatherby, as he explained to Nat how the steam steering gear was operated.
My mate, Mr. Bumstead, whom I recently engaged, was steering when the collision occurred.
Some time I'll let you try your hand atsteering a bit.
One man ran to the steering oar to give an aid to the helmsman as the ship went about on the starboard tack, three more stood by the sheet, a hum of talk rose from the waist of the boat.
Two men went to the great steering oar, three men watched amidship by the braces, and Ulysses himself wrapped a woollen cloak round him and went once more into the bows.
I stood braced in the middle of the road, and caught at the steering handle as it flashed by.
Our course had long since been altered and now we were steering directly for the troubled water.
I strolled up just in time to hear her say to Walworth and the officer of the watch, who were both watching it: "She is steering directly for us.
But we are steering for Darbesak, not for a haven near Jebela, which is a Frankish port," answered Hassan, angrily.
When the galley was one day out from Cyprus steering for the coast of Syria, they fell into a calm such as is common in those seas in summer.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "steering" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
