Meaning of पतवार in English
- The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
- The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
- To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
- To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
- To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.
- A riddle or sieve.
- 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.
- Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
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