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Definitions of rudder
  1. noun
    a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
  2. noun
    (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
Definition that contains rudder
  • wheel a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
  • starboard turn to the right, of helms or rudders
  • dandy a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
  • yawl a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
  • tiller lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
  • sunfish among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
  • ketch a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
  • mola among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
  • skeg a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
  • rudder blade the vertical blade on a rudder
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