steer
verb (used with object)
to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc..
unsteerable
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a word derived from
steer.
Example Sentences
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The sidecar rose like a cork, unsteerable but at least still airborne: He had but a split second’s relief, however, as more curses streaked past him: The three Death Eaters were closing in.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
The vessel was, in fact, unsteerable; the enormous weight of the engines at the bows prevented her obeying the helm.
From A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg by Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald
Scientific theorists reported against it, and said that a ship thus propelled would be unsteerable.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
