Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a temporary rudder rigged on a ship in case of accident.
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Examples
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However, Whetter managed to make a jury-rudder which served the purpose, while Hunter, the other occupant, was kept laboriously active with the pump.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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In exchange he described to me a jury-rudder he had invented himself years before, when in command of a three-thousand-ton steamer.
A Personal Record 1919
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"What's your idea of a jury-rudder now?" he queried, suddenly, at the end of an instructive anecdote bearing upon a point of stowage.
A Personal Record 1919
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In exchange he described to me a jury-rudder he had invented himself years before, when in command of a 3000-ton steamer.
Some Reminiscences Joseph Conrad 1890
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"What's your idea of a jury-rudder now?" he queried suddenly, at the end of an instructive anecdote bearing upon
Some Reminiscences Joseph Conrad 1890
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In exchange he described to me a jury-rudder he had invented himself years before, when in command of a three-thousand-ton steamer.
A Personal Record Joseph Conrad 1890
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"What's your idea of a jury-rudder now?" he queried, suddenly, at the end of an instructive anecdote bearing upon
A Personal Record Joseph Conrad 1890
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How to make a jib-boom do the work of a topsail-yard, or to utilize spare spars in rigging a jury-rudder, were specimens of the problems then presented to the aspiring seaman.
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