rudder
An underwater vane used to steer a vesselAn 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).
» The rudder works to control the yaw of the plane.
Das Seitenruder kontrolliert den Gierwinkel des Flugzeugs.
Meaning
5 sensesAn 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).
Ruder, Steuer, Steuerruder
рульrulʹ, корми́лоkormílo
рульrulʹ, стерно́sternó
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.
Steuerruder, Ruder
руль поворо́таrulʹ povoróta, руль направле́нияrulʹ napravlénija
A riddle or sieve.
(figuratively)That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
The tail of an otter.
- (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
- a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
Examples
7 sentencesThe rudder works to control the yaw of the plane.
deDas Seitenruder kontrolliert den Gierwinkel des Flugzeugs.
A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.
deEin Mensch ohne Ziel ist wie ein Schiff ohne Ruder.
The pilot moves rudder left and right, with left and right pedals.
Crosswind landings require coordinated rudder and aileron input to maintain alignment to the runway.
The rudder isn't functioning right.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rodder, rother, ruder, from Old English rōþor (“oar, rudder”), from PrFrom 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.
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