rudderpost

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noun

The rudderstock

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rudderstock
OriginEnglish post ← Middle English post ← Old French post →
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Meanings

nounrudderpost (plural rudderposts)

plural rudderposts

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot

Similar
rudderstock
Broader
post
Also see
rudderstock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*rōaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
  6. Old Englishrōþor
  7. Middle Englishrother
  8. Englishrudder
  9. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  12. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥-sth₂-i-s
  14. Proto-Italic*porstis
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  18. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó-sth₂-i-s
  20. Proto-Italic*postis
  21. Latinpostis
  22. Old Englishpost
  23. Latinpostis
  24. Old Frenchpost
  25. Middle Englishpost
  26. Englishpost
  27. Englishrudderpost

From rudder + post.

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APA

rudderpost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderpost

MLA

“rudderpost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderpost. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rudderpost,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderpost.

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