Rudder

What do we mean by rudder?

A vertically hinged plate of metal, fiberglass, or wood mounted at the stern of a ship or boat for directing its course. noun

A similar structure at the tail of an aircraft, used for effecting horizontal changes in course. noun

A controlling agent or influence over direction; a guide. noun

That part of the helm which is abaft the stern-post, and is turned by the tiller so as to expose its side more or less to the resistance of the water and thus direct the ship's course. It is usually hinged on the stern-post by pintles and gudgeons. noun

That which guides or governs the course. noun

. A kind of paddle to stir with. noun

A bird's tail-feather; a rectrix: as, “rectrices, rudders, or true tail-feathers,” noun

An obsolete form of rother. noun

A riddle or sieve. noun

The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment. noun

Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course. noun

In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft. noun

A rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. noun

A rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering. noun

One of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken. noun

A covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole. noun

A plain greenish black American fish (Leirus perciformis); -- called also black rudder fish, logfish, and barrel fish. The name is also applied to other fishes which follow vessels. noun

Ropes connected with the rudder chains. noun

A riddle or sieve. noun

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.

That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

Words that are spelled similarly to rudder:
rudder, udder, mudder, judder, pudder, budder, redder, ruder, dudder, ridder, fudder, ruddier, rodder, radder, rudden.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word rudder:
sideslip, aileron, undercarriage, yaw, keel, faired, fillet, hinge, skid, fuselage, tiller, braced, servo, hinged, elevator, fin, tabs, stabilizer, tab, tapered, jammed, ballast, unbalanced, starboard, ply, tricycle, flaps, outboard, retractable, balanced, struts, trailing, propeller, strut, cantilever, steer, trim, deflection, cockpit, sprung, steering, edged, pedal, throttle, aft, adjustable, directional, fabric, mounted, takeoff, tail, bumper, axle, fixed, stern, horizontal, rounded, sails, aerodynamic, helm, gear, airplane, nose, swept, glider, triangular, mast, towed, ventral, vertical, fitted, canopy, chord, heel, conventional, rectangular, curved, tandem, fins, thrust, horn, propulsion, boat, controls, flown, landing, sail, wheel, brakes, prototype, flew, carries, powered, wheels, brake, hull, edge, aircraft, spin, drag.

Words that rhyme with rudder:
shudder, mudder, scudder, budder, skidder, dudder, mudar, slidder, flooder, blood her, flood her, stouder.

Adjectives that are often used to describe rudder:
right, full, left, vertical, horizontal, balanced, opposite, small, stern, single, broken, large, front, standard, hard, top, main, rear, much, starboard, temporary, double, outboard, big, post, huge, auxiliary, movable, fixed, damaged, ordinary, wooden, spare, bottom, forward, deep, heavy, enough, larger, shaped, unbalanced, conventional, hinged, jammed, massive, hung, axial, makeshift, side, tiny, over, dead, lost, enormous, and, narrow, efficient, composite, rectangular, triangular, stick, useless, inboard, twin, excessive, straight, plain.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective rudder:
angle, pedals, amidships, control, post, bar, stock, area, fish, head, action, man, abroad, deflection, bands, chains, indicator, trim, force, trunk, pintle, movement, tail, blade, ship, oars, tab, combination, torque, arm, flange, power, pedal, stops, indicators, pintles, surface, pressure, bars, incidence, pub, construction, posts, frame, adjustment, damage, controls, forces, mechanism, problems, arms, types, baker, quadrant, pilot, lock, pendants, shape, cables, effectiveness, assembly.

Consonant match to rudder:
ready, rider, reader, redo, ruddy, rowdy, raider, reedy, redeye, roadie, ryder, rudy, rhoda, red-eye, reddy, redder, rada, radi, red eye, redi, ruder, rudi, roody, radha, roady, reda, rhody, ridder, rideau, roda, rody, rader, rodi, ruda, rado, roddy, reeder, reder, rheidae, roder, rudie, raeder, rohde, rhodo, radu, red dye, rhodo-, reidy, roeder, reider, radder, rhudy, rieder, rady, rehder, re do, rode high, ra d, ra de, ra di, raad der, rad a, rad i, raid a, raid he, raid her, raw day, raw dough, ray d, ray de, ray do, ray due, rayed her, re d, re de, re di, re doe, re du, re due, read a, read d, read de, read der, read die, read e, read he, read her, read high, read i, read o, red a, red d, red de, red die, red he, red her, red high, red i, red o, reed a.

Words that sound like rudder:
rudder, redder, ridder, reder, raeder, redar, riddor, rehder, rider, reader, raider, ryder, ruder, rader, rutter, reeder, radder, roder, roader, roeder, reider, rieder, ridere, redr, ritter, retter, rhetor, rather, writer, router, rater, rud, rudd, ruddy, rotor, rotter, rooter, righter, ratter, roter, rudders, reuter, reiter, rudra, riter, ruter, ruds, rueter, prader, reutter, retr, reitter, rudds, rrod, rotr, rdr, ruyter, shudder, ryther, red, ready, read, rare, rear, rid, render, reds, riddler, redeye, red hair, redd, reddy, reer, reade, raed, red-eye, rere, rair, redler, arrear, ridler, redi, raer, corredor, red eye, readier, reir, ridders, dreader, redner, red dirt, ridha, ereader, redds, orear, e-reader, redde, red dye, rendre, gridder.