Rudders

Word RUDDERS
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Definitions and meanings of "Rudders"

What do we mean by rudders?

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.

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The word "rudders" in example sentences

Wires H, H, connected as shown by dotted line, operate automatically, as one end of the plane is depressed the other is elevated, as shown in drawing. secured upon an entirely different principle from that of complainant; the defendants 'aeroplanes are curved, firmly attached to the stanchions and hence are incapable of twisting or turning in any direction; that the supplementary planes or so-called rudders are secured to the forward stanchion at the extreme lateral ends of the planes and are adjusted midway between the upper and lower planes with the margins extending beyond the edges; that in moving the supplementary planes equal and uniform angles of incidence are presented as distinguished from fluctuating angles of incidence. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Immediate goals involve replacing traditional control devices such as rudders and elevator flaps with seamless wings that are more fuel-efficient and lightweight to begin with. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Those materials have long been used on individual parts such as rudders, and on military planes, but the 787 is the most ambitious use of the technology aboard a passenger plane. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The 650ft hulls were distorted by the turbulence and, with men struggling to hold the rudders, the Zeppelins were forced off course. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Chinese ships of the period had rudders attached to their sterns - an Eastern innovation that took centuries to reach Europe. ❋ Jim Luce (2011)

Steering meant diving headfirst, extending your toes, pulling your arms to your sides, and using your feet as rudders. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

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