Definitions
(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
Word origin
From 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.
Used in a sentence
“For rhyme the rudder is of verses,/With which, like ships, they steer their courses.”
“He sniffed Tarka’s hair from rudder to neck, and his nose remained at the neck. It was a strange smell, and he sniffed carefully, not wanting to touch the fur with his nostrils.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Steering fin”6 letters
02“Boat steering blade”6 letters
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