RUDDERHEAD

Etymology

Noun

rudderhead (plural rudderheads)

(nautical) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.

Source: Wiktionary


Rud"der*head`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attashed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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