tillerman
Noun
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Noun
tillerman (plural tillermen)
- (US) A person who steers the rear wheels of a fire truck (a tiller truck) or controls its ladder
- 2003 Tom Zambrano, Warriors of Fire
- That function was reserved for the tillerman, (the man that sits at the top steering position at the rear of the aerial ladder).
- 2005 Justin T. Mayhue, Hagerstown Firefighting Through the Years
- The driver in the back is called the tillerman. The tillerman steers the rear wheels, allowing the truck to turn onto narrow streets and alleys.
- 2003 Tom Zambrano, Warriors of Fire
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