helmless

/ˈhɛɫmləs/ adj

Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).

Word Origin Helm in Old English meant both 'helmet' and 'rudder' — a covering for the head or a steering device. Helmless means without a helm, whether unprotected or without direction. The same root gives us helmet and helmsman. The -less suffix is from Old English leas 'lacking'.

adj Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).

The helmless ship drifted aimlessly in the stormy seas.

(形容词) 无舵的

没有舵的船在暴风雨的海上漫无目的地漂流。

(adjetivo) Sin timón (aparato de dirección de un barco).

El barco sin timón derivó sin rumbo en los mares tormentosos.

(adjectif) sans gouvernail; à la dérive [Dépourvu de gouvernail (appareil de direction d'un navire).]

Le navire sans gouvernail dérivait sans but sur la mer agitée.

(Adjektiv) ohne Steuerruder; steuerlos [Ohne Steuerruder (Lenkvorrichtung eines Schiffes).]

Das **helmless** Schiff trieb ziellos im stürmischen Meer.

(形容詞) 舵(かじ)を持たないさま。船の操舵装置を備えていないさま。

helmlessの船は、嵐の海の中をあてもなく漂流した。

(adjetivo) sem leme [Sem leme (aparelho de direção de um navio).]

O navio sem leme derivava sem rumo nos mares tempestuosos.

Word parts: helm + less

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