steering wheel becket

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Noun

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steering wheel becket (plural steering wheel beckets)

  1. (nautical) A rope with a becket at one end and a hook at the other, used to hold the ship's wheel (the helm) in fixed position. Normally used in pairs, with the becket on a spoke and the hook on a ring in the deck.

References

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• The Ashley Book of Knots →ISBN -- Knot 1905

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