Meaning of Rudder | Babel Free
ˈɹʌdə(ɹ)Definitions
- 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.
- The tail of an otter.
Equivalents
Català
timó
Cymraeg
llyw
Dansk
ror
Ελληνικά
πηδάλιο
Esperanto
direktilo
Gàidhlig
stiùir
Magyar
kormánylapát
Հայերեն
ղեկ
Bahasa Indonesia
kemudi
ქართული
საჭე
Kurdî
stêr
Latina
gubernaculum
Te Reo Māori
urunga
Македонски
кормило
Nederlands
roer
Polski
ster
Português
leme
Română
cârmă
Svenska
roder
Kiswahili
usukani
Türkçe
dümen
Українська
руль
Tiếng Việt
bánh lái
Examples
“For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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