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rudderpost

or rud·der post

[ ruhd-er-pohst ]
/ ˈrʌd ərˌpoʊst /
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noun Nautical.
the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
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Origin of rudderpost

First recorded in 1685–95; rudder + post1

Words nearby rudderpost

rudd, rudder, rudderfish, rudderhead, rudderless, rudderpost, rudderstock, ruddevator, ruddle, ruddleman, ruddock
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British Dictionary definitions for rudderpost

rudderpost
/ (ˈrʌdəˌpəʊst) /
noun nautical
Also called: rudderstock (ˈrʌdəˌstɒk) a postlike member at the forward edge of a rudder
the part of the stern frame of a vessel to which a rudder is fitted
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