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Definitions for Rudder

[1] Nautical . a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel's direction when in motion.
[2] Aeronautics . a movable control surface attached to a vertical stabilizer, located at the rear of an airplane and used, along with the ailerons, to turn the airplane.
[3] any means of or device for governing, directing, or guiding a course, as a leader or principle: His ideas provided a rudder for the new company.
[4] nautical a pivoted vertical vane that projects into the water at the stern of a vessel and can be controlled by a tiller, wheel, or other apparatus to steer the vessel
[5] a vertical control surface attached to the rear of the fin used to steer an aircraft, in conjunction with the ailerons
[6] anything that guides or directs

Words related to Rudder

rear, butt, mentor, model, counselor, teacher, pilot, buttocks, end, reverse, extremity, train, behind, stub, appendage, posterior, tag, tush, rump, conclusion

Words nearby Rudder

ruda sląska, ruda śląska, rudaceous, rudbeckia, rudd, rudder, rudderfish, rudderhead, rudderpost, rudderstock, ruddevator

Origin of Rudder

before 900; Middle English rodder, rother, ruder, Old English rōther; cognate with Old Frisian rōther, Middle Dutch rōder (Dutch roer ), Old High German ruodar (German Ruder ); akin to row2

Other words from Rudder

rud·dered , adjective
rud·der·less , adjective
rud·der·like , adjective
un·rud·dered , adjective

Word origin for Rudder

Old English rōther ; related to Old French rōther , Old High German ruodar , Old Norse rōthr . See row ²

Synonyms for Rudder

butt, rear, rear end, appendage, behind, buttocks, conclusion, empennage, end, extremity, posterior, reverse, rump, stub, tag, tailpiece, train, tush, caudal appendage, fag end, hind end, hind part, hindmost part, last part, tag end, wagger