steering column
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of steering column
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The technology pulls the driver's exhaled breath into sensors located in the driver's side door or in the dashboard and steering column, as the driver breathes normally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
On a bad day for Mercedes, Hamilton's team-mate George Russell, who did make it beyond the first session, will line up 15th because hydraulic problems that required a steering column change prevented him running again.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023
The agency said it received two complaints in which 2023 Model Ys were delivered to customers with a missing bolt holding the wheel to the steering column.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023
Prior damage to the steering column allowed the dog to then set the vehicle in motion.
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2022
“I’ll regret that later,” Tucker said, “when my steering column is gone.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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