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   radio aerial
         n 1: omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio
               receiver by means of which radio signals are received [syn:
               {radio antenna}, {radio aerial}]

English Dictionary: rudderless by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red trillium
n
  1. trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor
    Synonym(s): red trillium, toadshade, sessile trillium, Trillium sessile
  2. trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
    Synonym(s): purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retral
adj
  1. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
    Synonym(s): retral, retrograde
  2. at or near or toward the posterior
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retrial
n
  1. a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
road roller
n
  1. vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
    Synonym(s): steamroller, road roller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rudder-like
adj
  1. formed like and serving like a rudder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rudderless
adj
  1. aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water dock \Wa"ter dock`\ (Bot.)
      A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water
      dock is {Rumex orbiculatus}, the European is {R.
      Hydrolapathum}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Parella \[d8]Pa*rel"la\, d8Parelle \[d8]Pa`relle\, n. [Cf. F.
      parelle.] (Bot.)
      (a) A name for two kinds of dock ({Rumex Patientia} and {R.
            Hydrolapathum}).
      (b) A kind of lichen ({Lecanora parella}) once used in dyeing
            and in the preparation of litmus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Riga fir \Ri"ga fir`\, [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.]
      (Bot.)
      A species of pine ({Pinus sylvestris}), and its wood, which
      affords a valuable timber; -- called also {Scotch pine}, and
      {red [or] yellow deal}. It grows in all parts of Europe, in
      the Caucasus, and in Siberia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retrial \Re*tri"al\, n.
      A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial
      trial, as of an accused person.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Riderless \Rid"er*less\, a.
      Having no rider; as, a riderless horse. --H. Kingsley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come
            unto a quiet rode [road].                           --Spenser.
  
      {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the road}, traveling or passing over a
            road; coming or going; on the way.
  
                     My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the
                     road.                                                --Cowper.
  
      {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of
            the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a
            humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.]
  
                     The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly
                     called.                                             --The century.
  
      {Road book}, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances.
           
  
      {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads.
           
  
      {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers,
            for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and
            compact. -- often driven by steam.
  
      {Road runner} (Zo[94]l.), the chaparral cock.
  
      {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on
            common roads.
  
      {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a
            commercial traveler. [Colloq.]
  
      {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling.
  
      {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the
            highways.
  
      Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage;
               course. See {Way}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rudderhole \Rud"der*hole\, n. (Naut.)
      The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rudderless \Rud"der*less\, a.
      Without a rudder.
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