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rudder

noun as in helm

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The thruster and rudder quickly got clogged up with seaweed, forcing the team to stop every few minutes, Bahman says.

The birds achieve top velocity by moving parallel to the ground and using their tails as rudders to stay aerodynamic and make quick turns.

A “compensator” that acts like a rudder is positioned just below the frame and connected to the front wheel.

Rudder seems content to play the record keeper and let the philosophers sort out the sigificance.

There's no longer a need to make up a story, because now, as Rudder writes, "The numbers are the narrative."

We saw a little bit of blue fire just forward of the vertical rudder, the upper rudder.

Of course, Rudder admits there are more pieces to the puzzle.

If You Got It, Flaunt It Christian Rudder, co-founder OkCupid.com, is brutally honest.

With difficulty he induced the scared ryot to take the rudder while he explained the new project.

A single oar used rather as rudder than paddle guides the tank to the middle of the stream, where it floats to its destination.

Mr Jones, without making a remark of any kind, shipped the rudder; the other four pulled.

The sea seemed to be fining off a bit, so they looked round, and found to their horror that the rudder was gone.

On the deck aft, about a couple of feet in advance of the rudder-head, are fitted two brass stanchions.

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On this page you'll find 99 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rudder, such as: counselor, mentor, model, pilot, teacher, and adviser.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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