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Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course. For rhyme the rudder is of verses. Hudibras. Balance rudder (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. -- Drop rudder (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so as to be…

The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attashed.

The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.

Without a rudder.

The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.

The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.

To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.

The heel of a rudder.

superposed planes, aërocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; as, a biplane rudder.

In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.

ed through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder. Others devised the boat of one tree, called the canoe. Raleigh.

A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England.

A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in different directions, of a single lever, etc.

A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder. Ball gudgeon. See under Ball.

The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.

Without a helm or rudder. Carlyle.

y mast, a temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away, or broken. -- Jury rudder, a rudder constructed for temporary use.

The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.

a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish (Seriola zonata). -- Pilot jack, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. -- Pilot jacket, a pea jacket. -- Pilot nut (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to pr…