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   Rud·der·less

   /ˈrədərləs/

   

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   • 1. lacking a rudder.
   • ▪ lacking a clear sense of one's aims or principles: "today's leadership is rudderless"

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   What does rudderless mean?

   • She glanced up at the blue sky, where snowy clouds drifted like rudderless ships at sea. Rudderless definition: (of a boat, ship, or aircraft) lacking a rudder, the device or structure used to change direction and steer. See examples of RUDDERLESS used in a sentence.

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   What does rudder mean?

   • : a flat movable piece (as of wood or metal) attached to the rear of a ship or aircraft for steering Nglish: Translation of rudder for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of rudder for Arabic Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about rudder Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   Is Foer a rudderless adult?

   • Foer is the kind of adult for whom a pre-Huggies life was rudderless. It is hard to conceive a soul entirely cut loose from the old bones, and roving rudderless about eternity. A rudderless little bark, she had been set adrift in so inviting, so welcoming a sea twenty years ago!

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   Are we left rudderless?

   • We are left rudderless, suddenly unable to believe, yet repelled by the spectacle in front of us. When a ship is sailing the sea rudderless, only fools stand on the deck and argue about who is to blame. It is rather like a rudderless ship with the captain in the chart house wondering what to do next. We now have a council that is rudderless.

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   Rudderless means (of an organization) without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisions. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of rudderless in different contexts and domains.

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   Rudderless definition: (of a boat, ship, or aircraft) lacking a rudder, the device or structure used to change direction and steer. See examples of RUDDERLESS used in a sentence.

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   Rudderless means (of an organization) without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisions. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of rudderless in different contexts and sources.

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   an underwater blade that is positioned at the stern of a boat or ship and controlled by its helm and that when turned causes the vessel's head to… See the full definition

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   Definitions of rudderless. adjective. aimlessly drifting. synonyms: adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, undirected. purposeless. not evidencing any purpose or goal.

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   Rudderless means lacking in direction, control, or coherence, or having no rudder. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and antonyms.

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   Rudderless means with no one in control or not knowing what to do. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.