rudder
noun
a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel's direction when in motion.
rudderlike
-
a word derived from
rudder.
Example Sentences
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He has a skinny tail, too, not the rudderlike appendage of a true Lab.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2020
A 36-foot round aluminum shell was suspended on a central stainless steel mast, firmly anchored and capped by a rudderlike ventilator, which turns with the wind.
From Time Magazine Archive
The earliest group comprises genera with jaws set with teeth, and with long tails sometimes provided with a rudderlike expansion at the end.
From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
She had bleak, light-gray eyes, a rudderlike nose, and a harsh, positive way of speech that was less disagreeable than it might have been, because she so seldom spoke at all.
From The Book of Susan A Novel by Lee Wilson Dodd
