Definition of rudder

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Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

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Steer :: Steer (v. t.) A rudder or helm.
Stern :: Stern (v. t.) The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder..
Shole :: Shole (n.) A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like..
Rudderhead :: Rudderhead (n.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached..
Disrudder :: Disrudder (v. t.) To deprive of the rudder, as a ship..
Rudder :: 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..
Double-ender :: Double-ender (n.) A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end..
Rudderstock :: Rudderstock (n.) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel..
Rudderhole :: Rudderhole (n.) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..
Skeg :: Skeg (n.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached..
Rother :: Rother (n.) A rudder.
Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..
Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder..
Steerling :: Steerless (a.) Having no rudder.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1..
Helmless :: Helmless (a.) Without a helm or rudder.
Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..
Rudderpost :: Rudderpost (n.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other..
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