helmed; helming; helms
1
: to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder : to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm (see helm entry 1 sense 1a) : steer
helming a schooner
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Noun (1)
with a blind person at the helm, the city has made a lot of improvements for the physically challenged
Verb (1)
a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
More Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Actually, the 49-year-old Cora, in his seventh season at the Red Sox helm, made two decisions in the final two innings of what turned out to be a 5-4 Red Sox 10-inning walk-off win, which also happened to be their MLB-leading 11th walk-off win of the season.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Diane Martel, a beloved, prolific music video director who helmed iconic clips for Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera, among many others, has died at age 63.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sgarbossa arrived at the management helm of Balmain in May 2024 from Givenchy, having also worked at Gucci, Mango and Benetton earlier in his career.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
More Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Actually, the 49-year-old Cora, in his seventh season at the Red Sox helm, made two decisions in the final two innings of what turned out to be a 5-4 Red Sox 10-inning walk-off win, which also happened to be their MLB-leading 11th walk-off win of the season.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Filmmaker Frank Marshall is set to helm the authorized feature-length project for Apple.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Diane Martel, a beloved, prolific music video director who helmed iconic clips for Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera, among many others, has died at age 63.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helm. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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helm
1 of 2 nounhelm
2 of 2 noun1
: a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship
also
: the steering equipment of a ship
2
: a position of control : head
at the helm of the business
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