tiller

UK
/ˈtΙͺlΙ™/
US
/ˈtΙͺlΙ™r/

Translations

tillernoun
tillers
pl
UK
/ˈtΙͺlΙ™/
US
/ˈtΙͺlΙ™r/
The sailor adjusted the tiller to change the direction of the boat.
ΠœΠΎΡ€ΡΠΊ ΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π³ΡƒΠ»ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» Ρ€ΡƒΠΌΠΏΠ΅Π»ΡŒ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ‹ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΈ.
He used a tiller to prepare the soil for planting.
Он использовал ΠΌΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΊ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ‹ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ ΠΏΠΎΡ‡Π²Ρƒ для посадки.
Synonyms
tillerverb
tillered
Past Simple
tillered
Past Participle
tillering
Gerund
UK
/ˈtΙͺlΙ™/
US
/ˈtΙͺlɚ/
Synonyms
cultivate land
prepare the soil
turn over (soil)
break ground
tilleradjective
Used attributively in combinations such as "tiller arm", "tiller extension".

Definitions

tillernoun
A lever used to steer a boat by turning the rudder.
The captain adjusted the tiller to navigate through the narrow channel.
A person who tills the soil; a farmer.
The tiller worked tirelessly in the fields to prepare the land for planting.
A shoot that grows from the base of a grass plant.
The wheat field was full of healthy tillers, indicating a good harvest ahead.
The stock or handle of a crossbow.
The arbalist carefully carved the wooden tiller of his crossbow.
tillerverb
(intransitive, of a grass plant) To develop shoots from the base.
The ryegrass tillered vigorously during the warm weather.
(transitive) To cause (a plant) to develop tillers.
Appropriate fertilization can tiller the cereal crop, increasing yield.
tilleradjective
Relating to or used as a tiller.
We replaced the damaged tiller arm before setting sail.