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How to pronounce “rudder”
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Pronunciation guide for rudder
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of rudder with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Meet the dazzling flying machines of the future
a propeller and a tail rudder.
- Definition summary
- (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).
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How to pronounce rudder
Meet the dazzling flying machines of the future

a propeller and a tail rudder.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “rudder”
Meaning
- [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.
- The tail of an otter.
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