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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. Will Stevens:

    It would be cool to have my steering wheel from my first grand prix to keep but I'm not sure if it's still around any more, i'm not sure how much it would even go for.

  2. Uma Thurman:

    The steering wheel was at my belly and my legs were jammed under me, i felt this searing pain and thought, ‘ Oh my God, I ’m never going to walk again. ’.

  3. Attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter:

    Let's be clear. This was an execution. Andrew Brown was in his driveway. The sheriff truck blocked him in his driveway so he could not exit his driveway, andrew had his hands on his steering wheel – he was not reaching for anything, he was not touching anything, he wasn't throwing anything around. He has his hands firmly on the steering wheel.

  4. Jackie Speier:

    It's a significant revelation that further makes the case for cooperation between the President's team and Russia on steering the outcome of the 2016 election.

  5. Uma Thurman:

    The steering wheel was at my belly and my legs were jammed under me, i felt this searing pain and thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m never going to walk again,’.

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