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/ˈɹʌdəː/ · noun
(nautical) 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)..
For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses.
He sniffed Tarka’s hair from rudder to neck, and his nose remained at the neck. It was a strange smell, and he sniffed carefully, not wanting to touch the fur with his nostrils.
Use rudder when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rudder means (nautical) 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)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses.
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