Synonyms for rudder
ˈrʌd ərrud·der

Princeton's WordNet

1. ruddernoun

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

2. ruddernoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Airfoil
   • Navigation
   • Steering Mechanism

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1. ruddernoun

   Associated words:
   tiller

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1. List of paraphrases for "rudder":

   helm, tiller, wheel

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1. Joe Biden:

   I admire Pope Francis deeply and I’m excited about his upcoming visit, pope Francis has become a moral rudder for the world on some of the most important issues of our time, from inequality to climate change. I look forward to seeing him again soon.

2. Kevin Dykstra:

   There was no rudder on the boat, that was kind of telling to us that the ship probably weathered a storm; otherwise, there would probably be a rudder on it.

3. Thomas Carlyle:

   A man with a half volition goes backwards and forwards, and makes no way on the smoothest road a man with a whole volition advances on the roughest, and will reach his purpose, if there be even a little worthiness in it. The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - a waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life and having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

4. Marcello Clarich:

   During a storm you don't change the person who holds the rudder.

5. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   I can help put substance in this campaign. The way we see out role in this campaign through our agenda project is to add a heel and a rudder on this ship of the Republican party and give it direction so we can take the American people a real choice.