steering gear

noun

the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.

Nearby words

steerer, steerhide, steering, steering column, steering committee, steering gear, steering wheel, steersman, steeve, stefan dušan, stefan's law

Origin of steering gear

First recorded in 1865–70

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Examples from the Web for steering gear

Could he reverse the steering-gear in all that flame and smoke?
Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz
Besides the loss of the smoke-stack and steering-gear, the injuries to the casemate of the ram were very severe.
The Gulf and Inland Waters|A. T. Mahan
On the burning Vermont the steering-gear seemed to be out of order.
Banzai!|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
We've been a lot together this spring, Lestrange; I don't like this business about the steering-gear.
The Flying Mercury|Eleanor M. Ingram

Its steering-gear was pretty dicky, and the bad surface and continual hairpin bends of the road didn't improve it.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for steering gear

steering gear

noun

any mechanism used for steering a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc

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steering gear

noun

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steering gear

noun