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rudder
UK /ˈɹʌdə(ɹ)/ US /ˈɹʌdɚ/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
left, right
VERB + RUDDER
coordinated, head, moves, require, rhyme, ship, using
RUDDER + NOUN
aileron, input, jib, neck, verses
PREP.
from, without
Definitions
noun
1
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).
2
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.
3
A riddle or sieve.
4
That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses.
5
The tail of an otter.
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.
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For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses.
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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.
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Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
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A small boat is steered by means of a tiller fitted to the head of the rudder.
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A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.
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The rudder at the back of the plane moves left and right to control the left or right movement of the plane.
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