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..
The right side of the boat is called the starboard side because it was the side the 'steering board', which we now call an oar or rudder was mounted. Starboard is the old seaman's bastardization of steering board. Since the steering board was mounted on the right side of the boat, that side could not be tied up to the warf or dock when in port. Therefore, the left side of the boat is called the port side because it was the side that was tied up to the warf or dock when in port.