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tiller

/ˈtɪlə/

/ˈtɪlər/

tillernoun

tillers

/ˈtɪlə/

/ˈtɪlər/

Translations

румпель

The sailor adjusted the tiller to change the direction of the boat.

Моряк отрегулировал румпель, чтобы изменить направление лодки.

мотоблок

He used a tiller to prepare the soil for planting.

Он использовал мотоблок, чтобы подготовить почву для посадки.

Additional translations

плуг

культиватор

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

steering lever

tillerverb

tillered

Past Simple

tillered

Past Participle

tillering

Gerund

/ˈtɪlə/

/ˈtɪlɚ/

Definitions

(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.

Synonyms

cultivate

cultivate land

prepare the soil

dig

turn over (soil)

break ground

tilleradjective

Used attributively in combinations such as "tiller arm", "tiller extension".

Definitions

Relating to or used as a tiller.

We replaced the damaged tiller arm before setting sail.