rudder - use in sentences

Possessives

  • ship: The coin shows Fortuna, the goddess of good luck, holding a ship's rudder.

Converse of object

  • lift: Just remember to take it out and lift the rudder by hand before you run up the beach.
  • operate: To operate a rudder that's controlled by the foot.
  • use: Try not to use the rudder at all to start with.
  • have: Neither of the two rigs in these cases had a rudder or motive power.

Adjective modifier

  • stern: Use a stern rudder to control the kayak's direction.
  • twin: Expert on all you'll find the twin rudders three.
  • balanced: Balanced elevator and balanced rudder Landing Gear: Cross axle type.
  • broken: Apart from the usual dismasting, broken rudder, tillers, rigging etc, she has been reasonably trouble free.
  • fixed: She has an Full Force carbon centerboard and a Driver fixed carbon rudder.
  • large: A large rudder had appeared on the tail which in essence would make the plane yaw to the left.

Modifies a noun

  • pedal: How this works will depend on whether you have rudder pedals or not.
  • blade: Upon examination it was found that the bottom of the rudder blade had been bent.
  • shaft: The rudder shaft can be seen about 0.8 m back from the bow, operated by a linkage from the handlebars.
  • stock: It was often made from an old rudder stock, the slot being cut by sawing into the hole for the tiller.
  • assembly: The left hand rudder assembly also is supported in the correct relative position.
  • angle: I notice now that I made a mistake indicating alfa as the rudder angle.

Noun used with modifier

  • bow: The bow rudder for control in the wee rocky bits.
  • side: The vessels are steered by means of a side rudder in form of a large oar.
  • lifting: Both boats have a simple dagger board for sailing, and a lifting rudder.

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