English Explanatory Dictionary

rudderpost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rudderstock
  2. A vertical support on an aircraft's tail section, that connects the rudder to the vertical stabilizer.

Word forms

rudderpost rudderposts

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post English rudderpost From rudder + post.

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