steering wheel

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noun

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

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Origin of steering wheel

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby steering wheel

steerhide, steering, steering column, steering committee, steering gear, steering wheel, steersman, steersperson, steeve, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Stefan Dušan

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How to use steering wheel in a sentence

If using the gloves for driving, the fit should be snug as well but also allow for a bit of stretch as well as grip to make handling the steering wheel comfortable and safe.
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A steering wheel replaced the traditional stick for better control.
Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on|Rob Verger|December 8, 2020|Popular-Science
Only remove hands from the steering wheel when in a Hands-Free Zone.
How the autonomous vehicle engineers at Ford are helping to make it safer to drive|By Ford Built for America|December 3, 2020|Popular-Science
This detailed toy—with 2,573 pieces—has a working steering wheel, four-speed gearbox, all-wheel drive, forward-folding seats and more.
Holiday gifts for gearheads|Joe Phillips|November 23, 2020|Washington Blade

“Oh my gosh,” whispers the driver, whose hands hover above the steering wheel as the car moves on its own.
Who’s liable when a self-driving car collides with another vehicle?|dzanemorris|November 21, 2020|Fortune
He grabs the steering wheel tighter and stops chewing his bubble gum.
He Bullies Kids and Calls It News|Brandy Zadrozny|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From behind the steering wheel, Abed introduced me as a journalist.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But his hands were on the steering wheel the whole time, it only looks differently in a very bad copy of the Zapruder film.
Who Really Killed JFK? Experts Pick the Wildest Conspiracy Theories|Thomas Flynn|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The steering wheel was bent forward, indicating that she was probably holding it tightly when the car hit the concrete wall.
Edward Snowden’s Whistleblowing Saga Mirrors the Karen Silkwood Case|Richard Rashke|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is covered with red welts across his chest where he had hit the steering wheel.
Inside a Home Funeral|Melissa Roberts Weidman|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He could tool a heap like a maniacal genius born with a steering wheel in his hands.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Porter started the motor and stepped forward 111 to the steering-wheel.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
With an exclamation, Orme seized the steering-wheel and swung it over to the right.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
Meanwhile Orme reached for the steering-wheel with his free arm.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
I touched the steering wheel just a little while I kept my eyes on Mars.
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass

British Dictionary definitions for steering wheel

steering wheel

noun

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

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steering wheel

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