- a wheel turned by the driver of a motor vehicle, ship, etc, when he or she wishes to change direction. It is connected to the front wheels, rudder, etc
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steer′ing wheel′,
- Automotive, Nautical, Naval Termsa wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- 1740–50
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steering wheel n
'steering wheel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
handbrake turn
- power steering
- steer
- understeer
- wheel
- bobsled
- brodie
- freeze
- hunker
- land yacht
- lock
- obey
- yoke
- spoke
- stalk
- steering column
- submarine