亚洲网紅露点

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rudderhead

[ ruhd-er-hed ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. the upper end of a rudderpost, to which a tiller, quadrant, or yoke is attached.


rudderhead

/ 藞谤蕦诲蓹藢丑蓻诲 /

noun

  1. nautical the top of the rudderpost, to which the steering apparatus may be fixed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rudderhead1

First recorded in 1795鈥1805; rudder + head
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Whether with engine amidship or directly over the rudderhead, ample provision is made for putting the hand power into gear by means of a friction clutch within the standard upon which the hand wheels are mounted.

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He found the girl sitting by the rudderhead almost as he had left her, looking about her with vague, unseeing eyes.

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