Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of rudder is as below...

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

Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.

Steerling :: Steerless (a.) Having no rudder.

Stere :: Stere (n.) A rudder. See 5th Steer.

Coble :: Coble (n.) A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England..

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..

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..

Skeg :: Skeg (n.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached..

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..

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..

Disrudder :: Disrudder (v. t.) To deprive of the rudder, as a ship..

Rudderhead :: Rudderhead (n.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached..

Rudderless :: Rudderless (a.) Without a rudder.

Sole :: Sole (n.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel..

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) A riddle or sieve.

Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder.

Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) The heel of a rudder.

Canoe :: Canoe (n.) A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder..

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.

Helmless :: Helmless (a.) Without a helm or rudder.

Random Fonts

Most Popular