Rudder
nounid
120843·updated May 18, 2026verified
a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to control the aircraft about its yaw axis
polysemous
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Information Class
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Variants
- plural
- Rudders
- possessive
- Rudder's
- pluralpossessive
- Rudders'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
- §2
- a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to control the aircraft about its yaw axis
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