Rudder

Quick meaning: Rudder is a noun meaning A riddle or sieve.

Meaning

A riddle or sieve.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
2. The tail of an otter.
3. (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).
4. (aeronautics) 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.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• rudders

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ship, helm, amidships, steering, wheel, bar.

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