Word Type

Noun

The word "rudder" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

boat

Derived Terms

Dutch rudder balance rudder bow rudder drop rudder rudder authority rudder blade rudder chain rudder coat rudder pendants rudder roll rudder stock ruddered rudderfish rudderhead rudderhole rudderless rudderlike rudderon rudderpost rudderstock ruddervator

Context

aeronautics nautical seafaring

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aerofoil airfoil control surface steering mechanism steering system surface

Type Of (IsA)

airfoil boat or ship part steering system

Part Of

airplane sailboat ship vertical tail vessel

Related Terms

tiller

Related Terms

aircraft aircraft tail autogyro autopilot boat boat direction boat fin boat steering boats butter control surface device direction fin in water joystick mechanism on boat on boats paddle part part of pedal riddle rutting ship ship steering ships sieve steer steer boat steering steering boats steering device steering mechanism steers steers ship tail till tiller under under boat underwater underwater steer vane vertical stabilizer water wheel

Used For

steer sailboat steer ship

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.