Rudder [noun]
Definition of Rudder:
end piece, part
Synonyms of Rudder:
● Rear end
● Rear
● Butt
● Buttocks
● End
● Reverse
● Extremity
● Train
● Behind
● Stub
● Appendage
● Posterior
● Tag
● Tush
● Rump
● Conclusion
● Tailpiece
● Empennage
● Caudal appendage
● Fag end
● Hind end
● Hind part
● Hindmost part
● Last part
● Tag end
● Wagger
Opposite/Antonyms of Rudder:
● Head
● Front
● Start
● Beginning
● Commencement
Sentence/Example of Rudder:
The rudder may also be curved or warped in similar manner by lever action.
To ensure rigidity the rudder must be stayed with guy wires.
Gliders as a rule have only one rudder, and this is in the rear.
The ship's rudder got loose, and was secured with difficulty.
I used the paddle as a rudder, and to push floating timber away.
A sudden shift of the rudder shook the Vulcan from peak to keelson.
However, this is just the condition of sailing when a boat can dispense with a rudder.
The rudder is hooked to this by means of two hooks called pintles.
If the rudder is to be kept in a certain adjustment a quadrant is necessary.
In the case of an ornamental boat the rudder can be fixed as shown in Fig. 115.