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s | rudder |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun rudder is

(nautical) 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).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    rudder

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia rudder) (en noun)
  • (nautical) 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).
  • (aeronautics) 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.
  • (figurative) That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
  • * Hudibras
    • For rhyme the rudder is of verses.

    Derived terms

    * balance rudder * bow rudder * drop rudder * rudder blade * rudder chain * rudder coat * rudderfish * rudderhead * rudder pendants

    See also

    * tiller