steering

[steer-ing]

noun

1. the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.

Other Word Forms

• self-steering adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of steering¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The team used a specialist retrieval system to access the airbag control module – where a snapshot of electronic data, triggered by the crash, revealed speeds, accelerator position, steering wheel angle and brake pedal application.

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American drivers also have shifted to bigger vehicles with more costly creature comforts, such as heated steering wheels and vented seats.

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The touchable/clickable switches embedded in the steering wheel are easy to activate inadvertently.

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He put his hands on the steering wheel and pretended to drive.

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The Sudanese defendant was the only one to open up about the tragedy during the trial, but denied steering the boat.

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