The word apartment denotes a residential unit or section in a building. In some locations, particularly the United States, the word connotes a rental unit owned by the building owner, and is not typically used for a condominium.
A helm is the official name, but it is often referred to as the the wheel.. As ships modernize, however, we will start see less and less of the helm and begin to see a lever style control more often. A <b>helm</b> is the official name, but it is often referred to as the the wheel..
Most sailors were right handed, so the steering oar was placed over or through the right side of the stern. Sailors began calling the right side the steering side, which soon became starboard by combining two Old English words: stÃ©or (meaning steer) and bord (meaning the side of a boat). As the size of boats grew, so did the steering oar, making it much easier to tie a boat up to a dock on the side opposite the oar. This side became known as larboard, or the loading side.. Over time, larboardâtoo easily confused with starboardâwas replaced with port.