steering wheel becket

== English == === Noun === steering wheel becket (plural steering wheel beckets) (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 ==== The Ashley Book of Knots →ISBN -- Knot 1905