rudderpost

or rud·der post

[ ruhd-er-pohst ]

nounNautical.
  1. the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.

Origin of rudderpost

1
First recorded in 1685–95; rudder + post1

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British Dictionary definitions for rudderpost

rudderpost

/ (ˈrʌdəˌpəʊst) /


nounnautical
  1. Also called: rudderstock (ˈrʌdəˌstɒk) a postlike member at the forward edge of a rudder

  2. the part of the stern frame of a vessel to which a rudder is fitted

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