rudder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹʌdɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˈɹʌdəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- [ˈɹʌ̈dɚ] ~ [ˈɹʌ̈dɹ̩] (General-American)
- /ˈɹʌdəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder From Middle English rodder, rother, ruder, from Old English rōþor (“oar, rudder”), from Proto-West Germanic *rōþr, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą (“oar, rudder”) (compare Dutch and West Frisian roer, German Ruder), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”) + Proto-Germanic *-þrą, *-þraz, instrumental suffix. Akin to Old English rōwan (“to row”). More at rōwan, -þor.
Meanings
- 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).
- 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.
- A riddle or sieve.
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(figuratively) 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.
1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part I, Canto I:
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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.
1927, Henry William Williamson, Tarka the Otter, Chapter 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rudders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rudder stock · rudderstock · rudder chain · ruddered · rudderon · rudderlike · rudderless · balance rudder · rudder authority · rudder pendants · drop rudder · ruddervator · rudderhole · rudderpost · rudderfish · rudder blade · rudder roll · rudderhead · rudder coat · Dutch rudder · bow rudder
Relateds
Translations (118)
fa خلاشه (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ro cârmă (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · la gubernāculum (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sv roder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fa سکان (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · de Steuerruder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · da sideror (control surface of an aircraft) · bg кормило (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fi peräsin (control surface of an aircraft) · hy ղեկ (control surface of an aircraft) · ar دَفَّة (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ka საჭე (control surface of an aircraft) · es gobernalle (control surface of an aircraft) · cy llyw (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · no haleror (control surface of an aircraft) · sk kormidlo (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sv roder (control surface of an aircraft) · sl krmilo (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · cs kormidlo (control surface of an aircraft) · mi urungi (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fur tamon (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · cmn 船舵 (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · eo direktilo (control surface of an aircraft) · jv setir (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · gd stiùir (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · pt leme (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fi peräsin (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · bg рул (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sc timone (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · el πηδάλιο (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ar سُكَّان (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · gl peltre (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · it timone (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · pdt Scheppstia (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · es gobernalle (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · gl temón (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · br stalaf (control surface of an aircraft) · de Steuer (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · da ror (control surface of an aircraft) · da ror (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · pl ster kierunku (control surface of an aircraft) · it timone di direzione (control surface of an aircraft) · ary دمان (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · cmn 舵 (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · cmn 方向舵 (control surface of an aircraft) · vi bánh lái (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · scn timuni (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · et pöördetüür (control surface of an aircraft) · no sideror (control surface of an aircraft) · it timone di profondità (control surface of an aircraft) · uk стерно́ (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · nl roer (control surface of an aircraft) · gl leme (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · de Ruder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · eo direktilo (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · id kemudi arah (control surface of an aircraft) · hy ղեկ (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · nn ror (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ar دَفَّة (control surface of an aircraft) · tr dümen (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sq timon (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · pl ster (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · de Ruder (control surface of an aircraft) · ko 키 (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · it timone di coda (control surface of an aircraft) · bcl ugit (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · es timón (control surface of an aircraft) · th หางเสือเลี้ยว (control surface of an aircraft) · mi urunga (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ms rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · th หางเสือเรือ (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · es timón (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · nl roer (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · it timone (control surface of an aircraft) · uk руль (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · hu kormánylapát (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · hi अरित्र (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ar سُكَّان (control surface of an aircraft) · da haleror (control surface of an aircraft) · vec timón (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ota دومن (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fr gouverne (control surface of an aircraft) · tr dümen (control surface of an aircraft) · sh kormilo (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · eo rudro (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · be руль (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · hi पतवार (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fi sivuperäsin (control surface of an aircraft) · id kemudi sepak (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fr gouvernail (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sc timona (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · no ror (control surface of an aircraft) · ca timó (control surface of an aircraft) · nb ror (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ru руль направле́ния (control surface of an aircraft) · it timone orizzontale (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · th หางเสือ (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · fr safran (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ru руль поворо́та (control surface of an aircraft) · ja 舵 (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · pt leme (control surface of an aircraft) · sw usukani (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ru корми́ло (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · cmn 舵 (control surface of an aircraft) · ru руль (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ca timó (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ja 方向舵 (control surface of an aircraft) · de Steuerruder (control surface of an aircraft) · id daun kemudi (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · mk кормило (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ka საჭე (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ja 舵 (control surface of an aircraft) · cs kormidlo (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · ko 방향타 (control surface of an aircraft) · el πηδάλιο (control surface of an aircraft) · grc πηδάλιον (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sc timoni (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) · sh кормило (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)