Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, in a screw ship, an after stern-post, on which the rudder is hung, abaft of the propeller.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
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- noun nautical The
shank of arudder , having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rudderpost is an integral part of the rudder and must pass through the hull and into the cockpit.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The rudderpost is an integral part of the rudder and must pass through the hull and into the cockpit.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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If the rudder is suspended through the hull, it is done so on a post called the rudderpost.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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If the rudder is suspended through the hull, it is done so on a post called the rudderpost.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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A two-masted sailing vessel with a small after mast stepped forward of the rudderpost.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The tiller attaches to the top of the rudderpost or to the top of the rudder if it is mounted on the transom.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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A two-masted sailing vessel with a small after mast stepped forward of the rudderpost.
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A steering wheel attaches to the rudderpost under the cockpit by one of many mechanical means; however, the top of the post is still exposed in the cockpit as an attachment point for the emergency tiller, if the steering wheel should fail.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The tiller attaches to the top of the rudderpost or to the top of the rudder if it is mounted on the transom.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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A steering wheel attaches to the rudderpost under the cockpit by one of many mechanical means; however, the top of the post is still exposed in the cockpit as an attachment point for the emergency tiller, if the steering wheel should fail.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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