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steer·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guidance, steeringnoun

    the act of guiding or showing the way

  2. steering, guidance, directionnoun

    the act of setting and holding a course

    "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

  3. steering, steeragenoun

    the act of steering a ship

Wiktionary

  1. steeringnoun

    Equipment used to control direction, something used to steer.

Wikipedia

  1. Steering

    Steering is a system of components, linkages, and other parts that allows a driver to control the direction of the vehicle.

ChatGPT

  1. steering

    Steering refers to controlling or guiding the course or direction of a vehicle, conversation, situation or any entity in a particular direction. In the context of a vehicle, it specifically involves manipulating its steering device (such as a wheel, joystick etc.) to ensure it follows a desired path. In other contexts, it can be manipulating or influencing the course of events or discussions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Steering

    of Steer

  2. Steering

    a. & n. from Steer, v

Wikidata

  1. Steering

    Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel or vehicle to follow the desired course. An exception is the case of rail transport by which rail tracks combined together with railroad switches provide the steering function.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. steering

    [Anglo-Saxon stéoran]. The perfection of steering consists in a vigilant attention to the motion of the ship's head, so as to check every deviation from the line of her course in the first instant of its commencement, and in applying as little of the power of the helm as possible, for the action of the rudder checks a ship's speed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of steering in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of steering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of steering in a Sentence

  1. Ola Benderius:

    Now we can know what the driver will do before they have done it. You can look 0.4 seconds into the future. That is very good because we can compensate for that, for instance, in an anti-skid system, if you know, for example, that the driver will pull the steering wheel 80 degrees to the left, you can pull a little more on the right side to compensate. You can compensate for the driver because the driver doesn’t really know how the wheels are aligned, but the system can measure them.

  2. Neil Alldredge:

    The insurance company may provide a list of auto body shops, and the customer can say,' No. I wan na go to Joe's Body Shop around the corner.' And that's their choice. The issue of steering is already something that's not consistent with state law and not something that insurance companies do.

  3. Richard Blumenthal:

    I have been concerned for years about it and why I think the Department of Justice should be investigating, i believe strongly that federal watchdog agencies have a role in protecting consumers because serious safety concerns are raised by this practice of steering often involving the use of inferior or even salvaged or counterfeit parts.

  4. Chief Executive Rupert Stadler:

    This is about a robot car that may not even need a steering wheel or pedals, so it's ideal for urban traffic.

  5. Michihiko Iwamoto:

    I love it, when I sit in the driver's seat and hold the steering wheel, I feel transported back to my youth.

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