Tiller
(noun)
- A lever or handle used to steer a boat.
- A handle or lever used to control the direction of movement in a vehicle or machine.
- A tool used for tilling soil, typically a horizontal beam with a vertical handle that is attached to a plow or cultivator and used to guide it.
Origin:
From the verb till, meaning to prepare land for cultivation by breaking it up with a plow or hoe.
Examples:
- He adjusted the tiller to steer the boat into the wind.
- The tiller on the tractor is used to control the direction of movement.
- He used the tiller to break up the soil in the field.
- The tiller was used to steer the old fashioned car.
- The tiller on the bike is used to control the direction of the front wheel.