Rudder

['rʌdə] or ['rʌdɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel.

(noun.) a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) A riddle or sieve.

(n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment.

(n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

編輯:奥尔加

解釋/意思:

n. the instrument by which a ship is rowed or steered its primitive form an oar working at the stern: that which guides anything: a bird's tail-feather.—ns. Rudd′er-band a gearing with which the rudder is braced when the ship is at anchor; Rudd′er-brace a strap to receive a pintle of the rudder; Rudd′er-brake a compressor for controlling the rudder in a seaway; Rudd′er-chain a strong chain often shackled to the after-part of a rudder to prevent its loss; Rudd′er-coat a covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water rushing in at the rudder-hole; Rudd′er-fish the pilot-fish: the amber-fish: the barrel-fish.—adj. Rudd′erless having no rudder.—ns. Rudd′er-post the shank of a rudder having the blade at one end and the attachments at the other; Rudd′er-stock the blade of the rudder connected by hinges with the sternpost of a vessel; Rudd′er-trunk a casing of wood fitted into the post through which the rudder-stock is inserted; Rudd′er-wheel a small wheel at the end of a plough helping to guide it.

n. a riddle or sieve.—v.t. Rudd′le to sift together: to mix as through a sieve.

錄入:玛格利特