Plural of rudder
regular plural
The plural of rudder is rudders.
Forms of rudder
| Singular | rudder /ˈɹʌdəː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rudders |
| Countable | countable |
Rudders in a sentence
- The aircraft headed “feet-dry” by the pilot's judicious use of rudders and afterburners.1979, Approach, volume 24, number 11. From the entry feet dry
Meaning of rudder
- noun An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).
- noun A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.
- noun A riddle or sieve.
Questions about the plural of rudder
- What is the plural of rudder?
- The plural of rudder is rudders.
- Is rudder countable?
- Rudder is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rudder (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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