Definition of rudders Rudders
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What does rudders mean?
Wiktionary 
- rudders (Noun)
Plural of rudder.
Part of speech
🔤- rudders, noun, plural of rudder.
WordNet
NounPlural: rudders |
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| rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel | ||
| steering mechanism, steering system a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle) | ||
| watercraft, vessel skill in the management of boats | ||
| seafaring, navigation, sailing the work of a sailor | ||
| rudder blade the vertical blade on a rudder | ||
| rudderpost, rudderstock a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot | ||
| rudder - a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes | ||
| aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight | ||
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Wiktionary
- rudder (Noun)
An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot. - rudder (Noun)
A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rudder (n.)
A riddle or sieve. - rudder (n.)
The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment. - rudder (n.)
Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rudder
An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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rudder
See the article HELM.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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rudder
The appendage attached by pintles and braces to the stern-post of a vessel, by which its course through the water is governed. It is formed of several pieces of timber, of which the main one is generally of oak, extending the whole length. Tiphys is said to have been its inventor. The Anglo-Saxon name was steor-roper.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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rudder
He that will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
Wikipedia 
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A rudder is used to steer ships, boats, submarines, aircraft, hovercraft or other conveniences that move through air or water.
History of the rudder.
Oars mounted on the side of ships for steering are documented from the 3rd millennium BCE in Persia and Ancient Egypt in artwork, wooden models, and even parts of actual boats of that times. An early example of an oar mounted on the stern is found in the Egyptian tomb of Menna (1422-1411 BC). Stern-mounted oars were also quite common in Roman river navigation as proved from reliefs more than a millennium later.
One of the world's oldest known image of a stern-mounted rudder can be seen on a 2 ft. long tomb pottery model of a Chinese junk that dates from the 1st century CE, during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD).
Part of speech
🔤- rudder, noun, singular of rudders.
