| 单词 | rudder wheel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrudder wheel rudder wheel n. a wheel for moving the rudder of a ship, a ship's wheel; an analogous wheel for steering a vehicle or an aircraft. ΚΠ ?1764 E. Darwin Lett. (1981) 29 The Steem-Cocks must be managed by hand of the Charioteer, who also directs the Rudder-wheel. 1793 St. James's Chron. 12–15 Jan. One of the spokes of the rudder-wheel having broke..the ship broached to. 1819 J. Keats Lett. (1895) 300 The nothing of the day is a machine called the velocipede. It is a wheel carriage to ride cock-horse upon, sitting astride and pushing it along with the toes, a rudder-wheel in hand. 1890 Daily Independent (Monroe, Wisconsin) 1 Sept. He made a pair of paddle-wheels, built a deck-house,..fitted up a rudder-wheel, launched his creation and was ready for business. 1990 Antioch Rev. 2 175 Flying like this is easy and special,..nothing much to do except adjust the big rudder wheel now and then to keep on course. 2006 MX (Melbourne) (Nexis) 29 June 20 Da Vinci also incorporated a small rudder wheel to steer the car. < as lemmas |
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