rudderedadj.
/ˈrʌdəd/, U.S. /ˈrədərd/ Fitted or provided with a rudder. Occasionally with prefixed modifying word, as two-ruddered. Also in extended use.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > having or not having rudder or tiller
steerlessc1374
sternlessc1412
rudderless1606
unruddered1687
ruddered1794
tillerless1870
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [adjective] > provided with a rudder
ruddered1794
1794 J. Parkhurst Greek & Eng. Lexicon to New Test. (ed. 2) 555/1 Several such two-ruddered vessels are represented to the eye.
1812 Categories vi, in T. Taylor tr. Aristotle Wks. I. 95 A rudder is the rudder of that which is ruddered.
1841 A. Pritchard Hist. Infusoria 412 The two-ruddered Anuraea is linear and elongated, with four horns anteriorly.
1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 28 The secrets of water and steam,..the chariot of the air, the ruddered balloon are awaiting you.
1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 254 That little ruddered ark.
1902 Cosmopolitan Apr. 685/2 We make the ocean waves work for us, and the winds yield passage for ruddered and motor-driven balloons.
1987 E. B. Voigt Lotus Flowers ii. 41 Birds, light-bellied swallows with forked tails and ruddered swifts, descending from the barn in open air.
2007 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 24 June g1 The tour..hits all the important landmarks except those in the West End, where the tiny streets make navigation challenging for the wheeled and ruddered amphibious vehicle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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