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I promise my students that if they take the time to figure out their life purpose, they'll look back on it as the most important thing they discovered while at school. If they don't figure it out, they will just sail off without a rudder and get buffeted in the very rough seas of life.
Clayton Christensen

Meaning of "rudder" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RUDDER

Old English rōther; related to Old French rōther, Old High German ruodar, Old Norse rōthr.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RUDDER

rudder  [ˈrʌdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUDDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rudder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUDDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rudder

Rudder

A rudder is a device used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance that moves through a medium. On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p-factor and is not the primary control used to turn the airplane. A rudder operates by redirecting the fluid past the hull or fuselage, thus imparting a turning or yawing motion to the craft. In basic form, a rudder is a flat plane or sheet of material attached with hinges to the craft's stern, tail, or after end. Often rudders are shaped so as to minimize hydrodynamic or aerodynamic drag. On simple watercraft, a tiller—essentially, a stick or pole acting as a lever arm—may be attached to the top of the rudder to allow it to be turned by a helmsman. In larger vessels, cables, pushrods, or hydraulics may be used to link rudders to steering wheels. In typical aircraft, the rudder is operated by pedals via mechanical linkages or hydraulics.

Definition of rudder in the English dictionary

The first definition of rudder in the dictionary is a pivoted vertical vane that projects into the water at the stern of a vessel and can be controlled by a tiller, wheel, or other apparatus to steer the vessel. Other definition of rudder is a vertical control surface attached to the rear of the fin used to steer an aircraft, in conjunction with the ailerons. Rudder is also anything that guides or directs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUDDER


budder
ˈbʌdə
chador
ˈtʃʌdə
chuddah
ˈtʃʌdə
chuddar
ˈtʃʌdə
chudder
ˈtʃʌdə
dudder
ˈdʌdə
flooder
ˈflʌdə
judder
ˈdʒʌdə
mudder
ˈmʌdə
Narbada
nəˈbʌdə
Narmada
nəˈmʌdə
pudder
ˈpʌdə
scudder
skʌdə
shudder
ˈʃʌdə
spudder
ˈspʌdə
sudder
ˈsʌdə
udder
ˈʌdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUDDER

rud
rudaceous
rudas
rudbeckia
rudd
rudderhead
rudderless
rudderpost
rudderstock
ruddier
ruddiest
ruddily
ruddiness
ruddle
ruddleman
ruddock
ruddy
ruddy duck
rude
rude awakening

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUDDER

adder
bidder
bladder
death adder
dodder
extension ladder
fodder
gall bladder
kidder
ladder
madder
nodder
property ladder
redder
ridder
rope ladder
sadder
shedder
shredder
tedder

Synonyms and antonyms of rudder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rudder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUDDER

Find out the translation of rudder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rudder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rudder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

timón
570 millions of speakers

English

rudder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पतवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

руль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাডার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gouvernail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemudi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かじ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rudder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh lái thuyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுக்கான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुदंर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dümen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

timone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ster
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кермо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cârmă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πηδάλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ror
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rudder

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUDDER»

The term «rudder» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUDDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rudder» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rudder» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rudder

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10 QUOTES WITH «RUDDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rudder.
1
Eileen Caddy
A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.
2
Thomas Carlyle
A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.
3
Clayton Christensen
I promise my students that if they take the time to figure out their life purpose, they'll look back on it as the most important thing they discovered while at school. If they don't figure it out, they will just sail off without a rudder and get buffeted in the very rough seas of life.
4
Owen Feltham
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.
5
Edward Grey
The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will run into something some day and cause a catastrophe.
6
Eric Hill
As a child, during the war, I drew Spitfires and Messerschmitts. With Spot, I found that I had designed a fuselage! His spot is on his side, the roundel marking of an English fighter plane, and the color bar of his tail is the color stripes of a plane's rudder.
7
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.
8
Edvard Munch
Without anxiety and illness I should have been like a ship without a rudder.
9
Charlie Pierce
Launching a newspaper without a coherent idea of how you're going to promote it, or get it to people who might want to read it, is like launching a boat without a rudder or an engine... or a hull, now that I think about it.
10
Freya Stark
If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in our hands. I am sure we will sail into quiet and pleasent waters for our old age.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUDDER»

Discover the use of rudder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rudder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rudder: From Leader to Legend
Rudder From Leader to Legend Thomas A. Hatfield In this first comprehensive biography of James Earl Rudder, Hatfield covers Rudder's storied military exploits -- from years spent stateside training the all-volunteer 2nd Ranger Battalion to ...
Thomas M. Hatfield, 2011
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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
The visual clues by which an experienced pilot unconsciously judges: how you can quickly learn to use them. "The Spot that does not move." This is the first statement of this phenomenon.
Wolfgang Langewiesche, Leighton Holden Collins, 1972
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The Development of the Rudder: A Technological Tale
Maritime historians, nautical archaeologists, and ship modelers will embrace this book as an invaluable reference, which includes useful appendixes filled with technical data for researchers and scholars.
Lawrence V. Mott, 1997
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Ship Motion Control: Course Keeping and Roll Stabilisation ...
Organised in four parts, the book deals with: - appropriate mathematical models of the ship and disturbances; - understanding of how performance will be assessed; - knowledge of fundamental limitations on desired performance; - control ...
Tristan Perez, 2006
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Marine Rudders and Control Surfaces: Principles, Data, ...
This book guides naval architects from the first principles of the physics of control surface operation, to the use of experimental and empirical data and applied computational fluid dynamic modelling of rudders and control surfaces.
Anthony F. Molland, Stephen R. Turnock, 2011
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Explaining Attitudes: A Practical Approach to the Mind
Explaining Attitudes develops a new account of propositional attitudes - practical realism.
Lynne Rudder Baker, 1995
7
Stick & Rudder: 50th Anniversary Edition
Langewiesche shows precisely what the pilot does when he or she flies, just how it's done, and why.
Wolfgang Langewiesche, 1994
8
Hydrodynamics VI: Theory and Applications: Proceedings of ...
The flap of the rudder system was designed to operate with the link system devised by Becker (Capt. Dipl-Ing. J. Brix 1992). The flap angle variations were mechanically interlocked to amplify the angle of the main wing with the given ...
Liang Cheng, Kervin Yeow, 2004
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Seventeenth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics: Wakes, Free ...
FREE SURFACE EFFECT ON HULL-PROPELLER-RUDDER INTERACTIONS K. Nakatake, J. Ando, K. Kataoka Kyushu University, Japan K. Nakatake, J. Ando, K. Kataoka, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan 16 ...
‎1989
10
Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat
A BROKEN RUDDER Properly maintained and designed rudders rarely break by themselves. A broken rudder usually is a consequence of bad luck, bad craftsmanship or shoddy sailing, like hitting an unseen submerged object or running ...
Jerry Cardwell, Dieter Loibner, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUDDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rudder is used in the context of the following news items.
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First-degree murder conviction for toddler death
Rudder, 27, of Elkville, dropped his head and stared at the ground as Judge Ralph Bloodworth III read the guilty verdict and asked each juror if it was their true ... «The Southern, Jun 15»
2
Damaged rudder cuts cruise arrival
Adventure Canada has canceled two sailings of its charter ship Ocean Endeavor after it was discovered the ship had damage to its rudder. The damage was ... «The Telegram, Jun 15»
3
Bryan ISD Board Approves New Rudder High School Principal
BRYAN - The Bryan ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hire of Bennie Mayes as principal of Rudder High School during its noon workshop ... «KBTX, May 15»
4
Rudder Tops Bryan in 18-5A Baseball Action
BRYAN, Texas -- Rudder scored three times in the bottom of the 6th to get past Bryan 4-1 Friday night at the Rudder High School Baseball Field. Jeramey ... «KBTX, Mar 15»
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Rudder Principal Stepping Aside to Move Closer to Family
BRYAN - The principal who oversaw the opening of Bryan ISD's Rudder High School has announced he plans to resign next month and accept a position closer ... «KBTX, Mar 15»
6
Rudder girls basketball team loses to Canyon at state
Canyon's Caitlyn Cunyus (left) tries to take the ball from Rudder's Brianna Suber as Suber tries to drive the lane during the second half of the Class 5A state ... «Bryan-College Station Eagle, Mar 15»
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Rudder girls basketball coach says 5A Region III tournament tough
Based on state rankings, Rudder faces the toughest road through the Class 5A Region III girls basketball tournament, but Lady Rangers coach Michael Stenseth ... «Bryan-College Station Eagle, Feb 15»
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Southwest Airlines Grounds 128 Planes After Failing To Inspect …
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines Co. says it has grounded 128 planes after failing to inspect backup hydraulic systems used to control the rudder if the main ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
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How Christian Rudder, a Founder of OKCupid, Spends His Sunday
That's an eye-catching number, even for Christian Rudder, a founder of the website and data geek, whose first book, “Dataclysm: Who We Are When We Think ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Friends and family pay tribute to fisherman killed by shark at Rudder
The Melbourne born, Queenslander was attacked in the water at Rudder Reef, off Port Douglas, in far north Queensland at around 11am on Monday. He is said ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

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