Word
rudder, n.
(rudders)
freq. cnt. 1
a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
<noun.artifact>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
rudder
semantic pointers
hypernym
airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
part holonym
vertical tail
(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
<noun.artifact>
rudder
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
sailing, seafaring, navigation
hypernym
steering system, steering mechanism
part holonym
vessel, watercraft
part meronym
rudder blade
rudderpost, rudderstock
tiller