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Definition of Rudderpost
1. Noun. A vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot.
Definition of Rudderpost
1. n. The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
Definition of Rudderpost
1. Noun. (nautical) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rudderpost
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rudderpost
Literary usage of Rudderpost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1899)
"After he came on deck, the tug "Storm King" came up on their weather quarter and
said that the rudderpost of the brig was split, and asked the captain if he ..."
2. Cases on Torts: Selected and Arranged for the Use of Law Students in by Francis Marion Burdick (1905)
"After he came on deck, the tug Storm King came up on their weather quarter, and
said that the rudderpost of the brig was split, and asked the captain if he ..."
3. American Negligence Reports, Current Series Cited Am. Neg. Rep.: All the by United States (1899)
"After he came on deck, the tug Storm King came up on their weather quarter, and
said that the rudderpost of the brig was split, and asked the captain if he ..."
4. Naval Construction by Richard Hallett Meredith Robinson, United States Naval Academy (1914)
"The after extremity of a ship, the overhang beyond the sternpost or rudderpost.
317. ... and rudderpost forged or cast in one piece, their connection at the ..."
5. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce, United States Naval Academy (1898)
"The after extremity of a ship: the overhang beyond the sternpost or rudderpost.
384. ... and rudderpost forged or cast in one piece, their connection at the ..."
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