Rudderpost

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rudderpost \Rud"der*post\, n. (Naut.)
     The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the
     attachments for operating it at the other.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rudderpost
       n : a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables
           the rudder to pivot [syn: {rudderstock}]