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rudder
[ruhd-er]
noun
Nautical.a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel's direction when in motion.
Aeronautics.a movable control surface attached to a vertical stabilizer, located at the rear of an airplane and used, along with the ailerons, to turn the airplane.
any means of or device for governing, directing, or guiding a course, as a leader or principle.
His ideas provided a rudder for the new company.
rudder
/ ˈʌə /
noun
nautical a pivoted vertical vane that projects into the water at the stern of a vessel and can be controlled by a tiller, wheel, or other apparatus to steer the vessel
a vertical control surface attached to the rear of the fin used to steer an aircraft, in conjunction with the ailerons
anything that guides or directs
Other 51Թ Forms
- ruddered adjective
- rudderless adjective
- rudderlike adjective
- unruddered adjective
- ˈܻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rudder1
Example Sentences
The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship was to depart from Northern Ireland last May, but issues with its rudder stocks meant its guests were marooned in the city for more than four months.
I’ve got rudder pedals on the floor and all these controls.
Scores of mangled and cracked vessels sit on stacks, gaping holes in their hulls, their rudders snapped off and cabin windows broken.
These included manufacturing defects affecting parts of fuselages, tail and rudder assemblies, as well as sealants applied as protection against the effect of lightning strikes in central fuel tanks.
Mangione’s Twitter/X account is a kaleidoscopic fever dream with no clear ideological rudder.
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