noun a riddle or sieve.
2. rudder ·noun fig.: that which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
3. rudder ·add. ·noun in an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft.
4. rudder ·noun the mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. it is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment.