Telemotor

Telemotor
Telemotor Tel`e*mo"tor, n. [Gr. th^le far + motor.] (Naut.) A hydraulic device by which the movement of the wheel on the bridge operates the steering gear at the stern. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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