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11rudder — ► NOUN 1) a flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat for steering. 2) a vertical aerofoil pivoted from the tailplane of an aircraft, for controlling movement about the vertical axis. ORIGIN Old English, «paddle, oar» …
12rudder — [rud′ər] n. [ME rother < OE; akin to Ger ruder: see ROW2] 1. a broad, flat, movable piece of wood or metal hinged vertically at the stern of a boat or ship, used for steering 2. a movable piece attached to the vertical stabilizer of an… …
13Rudder — A rudder is a device used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, or other conveyance that move through a fluid (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p factor and is not the primary …
14rudder — ruddered, adj. rudderless, adj. rudderlike, adj. /rud euhr/, n. 1. Naut. a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel s direction when in motion. 2. Aeron. a movable control surface attached to a… …
15rudder — The primary vertical and movable control surface, which is hinged to the fin and primarily controls the yawing movement of the aircraft. The rudder is moved by foot operated pedals (called rudder pedals) in the cockpit. A rudder application… …
16Rudder — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. James Earl Rudder était un militaire américain lors de la seconde guerre mondiale. Pieter De Rudder, en français Pierre De Rudder, ouvrier agricole, né à… …
17rudder authority — noun The degree of control that the rudder can exert over the yawing motion of an aircraft; related to rudder design and airspeed. At slow taxying speed there is insufficient rudder authority to steer the aeroplane …
18rudder — noun a) 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). b) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of …
19rudder bar — noun : a foot bar for operating the central cables leading to the rudder of an airplane * * * rudder bar, a foot operated bar in the cockpit of certain light airplanes, to which the control cables leading to the rudder are attached …
20rudder — [[t]rʌ̱də(r)[/t]] rudders 1) N COUNT A rudder is a device for steering a boat. It consists of a vertical piece of wood or metal at the back of the boat. 2) N COUNT An aeroplane s rudder is a vertical piece of metal at the back which is used to… …
