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bow rudder

bow rudder noun: one of the diving rudders on the front of a submarine.

Noun

bow rudder (plural bow rudders)

  1. One of the diving rudders on the front of a submarine.
  2. A steering stroke used to sharply turn a canoe.

Forms of bow rudder

pluralbow rudders

Questions about bow rudder

What does bow rudder mean?
Bow rudder means one of the diving rudders on the front of a submarine.
What part of speech is bow rudder?
Bow rudder is a noun.
What is the plural of bow rudder?
The plural of bow rudder is bow rudders.

Words near bow rudder in the dictionary

  1. bow planes
  2. bow rail
  3. bow rails
  4. bow riding
  5. Bow River
  6. bow rudder
  7. bow rudders
  8. bow saw
  9. bow saws
  10. bow shock
  11. bow shocks

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