Helm vs Bridge - What's the difference?

In nautical terms the difference between helm and bridge

is that helm is the steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel while bridge is an elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

As a proper noun Helm

is the only named wind in the British Isles. Blows westward form the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.

helm

English

(wikipedia helm)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

(nautical) The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.

(maritime) The member of the crew in charge of steering the boat.

(figurative) A position of leadership or control.

the helm of the Commonwealth

* {{quote-news

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One at the place of direction or control; a guide; a director.

* Shakespeare

the helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers

(heraldry) A helmet.

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A helve.

Derived terms

* at the helm * take the helm

Verb

(en verb)

To be a helmsman or a member of the helm; to be in charge of steering the boat.

* Tennyson

A wild wave overbears the bark, / And him that helms it.

(by extension) To lead (a project, etc.).

* 2014 , Malcolm Jack, " John Grant with the Royal Northern Sinfonia review – positively spine-tingling", The Guardian , 1 December 2014:

“I wanted to change the world, but I could not even change my underwear,” sings John Grant at the piano, in a luxuriant baritone croon as thick and healthy as his beard. It’s hard to reconcile the guy who once struggled to so much as put on clean pants back in the bad old days – well-storied, not least through his own songs – with the one warmly and gracefully helming this complex, prestigious production – the penultimate date on a tour of packed concert halls, backed by an orchestra.

* Shakespeare

the business he hath helmed

Etymology 2

From (etyl), from (etyl) (m), (etyl) . Compare (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).

Noun

(en-noun)

(archaic) A helmet.

:* Luken sweord longe, leiden o þe helmen . — Layamon's Brut, 1275

:: (They drew their swords and put on their helmen .)

:* Þe helm of hel and þe swerd of þe Spirit. — An Apology for Lollard Doctrines, Attributed to Wycliffe, 1475

:* The kynge Ban be-gan to laugh vndir his helme . — Merlin, 1500

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A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.

(Halliwell)

Derived terms

* (l)

Etymology 3

Noun

(en noun)

(a straw)

English terms with multiple etymologies ----

bridge

English

Alternative forms

* bridg (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) brigge, from (etyl) . The verb is from (etyl) briggen, from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

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* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges , hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}

# (senseid)(label) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

# (label) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

# (bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball

An arch or superstructure.

# (label) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

# (label) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

# A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.

# A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.

# Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.

# (label) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.

A connection, real or abstract.

# (label) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution

# (label) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.

# (label) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.

# (label) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.

# (label) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.

# (label) A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.

# (label) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.

# (label) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.

# (label) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.

(label) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit

A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.

A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.

Derived terms

* Bailey bridge * bridge loan * bridge mount * bridge the gap * bridge over troubled waters * cross that bridge when one comes to it * drawbridge * footbridge * ice bridge * Kelvin bridge * land bridge * low bridge * Maryland bridge * Schering bridge * suspension bridge * swing bridge, swingbridge * water under the bridge * Wheatstone bridge * Wien bridge

Verb

(bridg)

To be or make a bridge over something.

With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.

To span as if with a bridge.

The two groups were able to bridge their differences.

(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".

(computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.

(wrestling) To go to the bridge position.

Etymology 2

Name of an older card game biritch , probably (etyl) , "one-three". "bridge." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online) "bridge." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008.

Noun

(-)

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

Bidding is an essential element of the game bridge .

References

Anagrams

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