steering wheel

American  

noun

• steering wheels
  plural

1. a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.

---

steering wheel British  

noun

1. a wheel turned by the driver of a motor vehicle, ship, etc, when he wishes to change direction. It is connected to the front wheels, rudder, etc

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• steering wheels
  plural

---

Etymology

Origin of steering wheel

First recorded in 1740–50

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

steering wheel

Inside the cab or the tractor, there remains a steering wheel and seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

True to his mission, Kenig got behind the steering wheel and raced towards the Gaza border in the early hours of October 7, 2023 after a colleague alerted him to what was happening.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Tesla’s Cybercab doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

An automaker has never sold a car without a steering wheel or pedals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Gran’s hands tightened around the steering wheel, but she let my inappropriate-for-a-lady words slide.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---

Related Words

• wheel

---