steer
verb (used with object)
to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc..
steerable
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a word derived from
steer.
Example Sentences
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The Lovell telescope, which has stood in Cheshire since 1957, is the world's third-largest steerable radio telescope.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But we’re buying raw AI firepower without any comparable investment in making these systems steerable and secure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
The development of the autonomous steerable needle robot leveraged UNC's highly collaborative culture by blending medicine, computer science, and engineering expertise.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
Green Bank has a 100-meter-diameter dish—a radio telescope’s equivalent of a mirror—making it the largest steerable antenna on Earth, uniquely suited to this job.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 21, 2023
It is even asserted that a good speed is attainable with such vessels, and that they are steerable, if hydraulic machinery is employed.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
