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Definition rudder

Etymology

From Middle English rodder, rother, ruder, from Old English r?þor (“oar, rudder”), from Proto-Germanic *r?þr? (“oar, rudder”) (compare Dutch and West Frisian roer, German Ruder), from Proto-Germanic *r?an?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?reh?- (“to row”) + Proto-Germanic *-þr?, *-þraz, instrumental suffix. Akin to Old English r?wan (“to row”). More at r?wan, -þor.

Noun

rudder (plural rudders)

1. (nautical) 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. (aeronautics) 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. (figuratively) That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

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