steeringn.
/ˈstɪərɪŋ/ 1.
a. The action of the verb, in various senses.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > steering > [noun]
steeringc1220
governailc1384
steeragec1450
con1812
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > steering
steeringc1220
steeragec1450
society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration
dispositionc1374
ministrationc1390
disposing1406
procuration?a1425
guidingc1425
economy?1440
conduct1454
solicitation1492
regimenta1500
mayning1527
enterprisea1533
handlinga1538
conduction1565
manyment1567
disposure1569
conveyance1572
managing1579
disposement1583
government1587
carriage1589
manage1591
steerage1597
management1598
steering1599
manurance1604
fixing1605
dispose1611
administry?1616
husbandry1636
dispensatorship1637
admin1641
managery1643
disposal1649
mesnagery1653
contrectation1786
conducting1793
wielding1820
managership1864
operation1872
operating1913
case management1918
c1220 Bestiary 574 Sipmen here steringe forgeten for hire [the siren's] stefninge.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) ix. 510 Thai twa the land had in stering.
1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxix Shal fyre ben blamed for it brende a foole naturelly, by his own stulty wytte in sterynge?
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 89 The persons defiled with it [were] of so eminent a place in the steering and upholding of their church.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Steering The perfection of steering consists in a vigilant attention to the motion of the ship's head.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 641 But now came a crisis which required the most skilful steering.
1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 665/1 Steering..is managed by a transverse handle attached to the driving-wheel [of a bicycle].
1911 Daily Mail 19 June 8/4 Major Wodehouse..has been..devising means for the safe steering of the tremendous crowds.
b. Meteorology. The process by which pressure systems, precipitation belts, etc., are moved by temperature gradients or winds.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > movements and pressure conditions > [adjective] > principle or process of movement
steering1919
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > movements and pressure conditions > [noun] > atmospheric pressure > cyclone or anticyclone > principle or process of movement
steering1944
steering principle1945
1919 [see steering line n. at Compounds 2].
1944 E. W. Hewson & R. W. Longley Meteorol. Theoret. & Appl. xxiv. 428 The changes in pressure at the earth's surface are controlled by atmospheric movements at levels of 4 km and higher, the process whereby this occurs being known as ‘steering’.
1956 S. Pettersen Weather Anal. & Forecasting (ed. 2) I. xiii. 277 From the point of view of theory it is difficult to make any distinction between the steering and the blocking of the movement of sea-level cyclones.
1959 R. E. Huschke Gloss. Meteorol. (Amer. Meterol. Soc.) 541 Steering, in meteorology, loosely used for any influence upon the direction of movement of an atmospheric disturbance exerted by another aspect of the state of the atmosphere.
c. Electronics. The switching of pulses from one part of a circuit to another.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > electronic circuit > [noun] > use or action of specific types of circuit
reflexing1925
steering1956
1956 [see steering circuit n. at Compounds 1d].
1962 J. H. Simpson & R. S. Richards Physical Princ. Junction Transistors xvi. 410 In many bistable circuits,..trigger pulses of opposite polarity must be used alternately..or pulses of one polarity must alternately be switched from one collector or base to another. The latter process, which is usually performed by diodes or auxiliary transistors, is called steering.
1969 J. J. Sparkes Transistor Switching v. 122 Two quite distinct methods of controlling the penetration of pulses to the transistor are available, namely pulse steering by applying logic voltages to SA or RA, or pulse gating via additional diodes at the pulse inputs.
2. Short for steering-gear n. at Compounds 1a.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > other controls
governor1797
self-regulator1822
steering1877
telekin1905
trip-wire1916
limiter1968
1877 H. H. Griffin Bicycles of Year 12 He makes the Eureka, which is a very fair machine (Spider), Stanley steering, cone bearings, &c.
1877 H. H. Griffin Bicycles of Year 16 The steering is either the Stanley or Rudder plan.
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook ix. 103/2 The first step in dismantling the steering is to remove the steering wheel.
1977 Western Morning News 30 Aug. 8/2 (advt.) Austin 2200. Blue. Power-assisted steering.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
a.
steering-apparatus n.
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1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 319 A Steering Apparatus..consists of an endless screw [etc.].
steering-chain n.
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1877 J. Habberton Jericho Road 189 A line fastened to one of the steering-chains near the rudder.
steering-fan n.
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1903 Westm. Gaz. 2 Nov. 9/1 There is a propeller in front and a steering-fan in the rear [of an airship].
steering-fork n.
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1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 375 The vertical steering-fork of the vehicle [i.e. a bicycle].
steering-gear n.
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1869 E. J. Reed Our Iron-clad Ships i. 6 The rudder-head and stearing-gear were exposed to shot within thin iron sides.
1907 H. Wyndham Flare of Footlights ii The chauffeur..fumbling stupidly with the steering-gear.
steering-handle n.
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1868 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 477 The Steering-Handle [of a bicycle] may be made of any fancy curve.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 8/3 In the collision..the stout steering-handle [of a motor car] being bent nearly double.
steering-light n.
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1910 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 171/1 Grahame had set his ‘steering-light’ for the guidance of the helmsman upon the barge.
b. (In sense 1a.)
steering-bridge n.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck superstructure > bridge > types of
steering-bridge1902
flying bridge1909
monkey island1912
monkey bridge1927
1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 739/1 He left the bridge, roused all hands, and arraigned them on the steering-bridge.
c. (In sense 1b.)
steering principle n.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > movements and pressure conditions > [noun] > atmospheric pressure > cyclone or anticyclone > principle or process of movement
steering1944
steering principle1945
1945 F. A. Berry et al. Handbk. Meteorol. x. 818 Guiding of surface systems by the upper-level flow has been referred to as the steering principle.
1963 Meteorol. Gloss. (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 4) 254 Application of the steering principle is most successful in the type of situation..in which almost straight thickness lines intersect a well marked pattern of surface vorticity.
d. (In sense 1c.)
steering circuit n.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > electronic circuit > [noun] > trigger circuit > switching circuit > circuit controlling
steering circuit1956
1956 L. P. Hunter Handbk. Semiconductor Electronics xv. 23 In order to operate the trigger in a binary fashion, it is necessary to provide steering circuits.
1971 J. H. Smith Digital Logic iv. 58 Steering circuits..control the operation of the gates.
steering diode n.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > thermionic valve > [noun] > vacuum tube or thermionic valve
vacuum tube1859
trigger tube1894
audion1906
pliotron1915
diode1919
electron tube1919
negatron1919
pentode1919
power valve1919
tetrode1919
triode valve1919
magnetron1921
bright emitter1923
peanut valve1923
peanut1924
power tube1924
multiple valve1929
thyratron1929
heptode1932
hexode1933
pentagrid1933
acorn tube1934
octode1934
triode-pentode1936
triode-hexode1937
transitron1939
trochotron1947
steering diode1957
1957 R. F. Shea et al. Transistor Circuit Engin. x. 337 (caption) Bistable multi~vibrator with steering diodes for high-speed triggering.
1962 J. H. Simpson & R. S. Richards Physical Princ. Junction Transistors xvi. 410 Steering diodes may be used in a similar way at other electrodes and for other circuits than the simple bistable one.
e. (In sense 2.)
steering angle n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > road wheel by which steering effected > (extent of) turning of wheels
steering lock1897
lock1906
wheel-lock1927
steering angle1936
1936 Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers 30 757 The angle of the front wheels or ‘steering angle’ is particularly important.
steering arm n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1902 W. W. Beaumont in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 216 With a broken steering arm..a car..may be hurled into a ditch.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Nov. 5/2 Two pronged forks,..fitted..on the end of the steering-arm to connect the rod leading to the off-side steering knuckle.
1978 D. Clarke Car 84/1 All but the last type of box require a system of linkages to take the movement created by the drop arm..to the steering arms on the wheels.
steering axle n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) 87 Details of steering axle with steering arms and connecting bar.
steering circle n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > motor vehicle > expressing speed or acceleration > turning circle or radius
turning circle1903
steering circle1912
1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) 88 Whichever wheel is on the inside of the steering circle turns through a wider angle than the outer wheel does.
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook ix. 108/2 The steering circle diameter on the Multipla is 28 feet 10 inches.
steering knuckle n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1904 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 27 Aug. 23953/2 The front axle is provided with ball-bearing steering knuckles.
1912 Motor Man. 214 Steering knuckle pins.
1928 Correct Lubrication 22 Steering Knuckles and Connections.
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook viii. 98/2 Remove the upper end shaft retaining nut from the steering knuckle and the two washers.
steering lever n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > steering lever
steering lever1866
side tiller1903
1866 Eng. Mech. 6 Apr. 33/1 Velocipede. SL is the steering lever.
1900 G. D. Hiscox Horseless Vehicles 20 When you have the steering-wheel in your hand and can speed ahead at your own pleasure.
1915 Autocar Handbk. (ed. 6) xv. 219 This steering lever is mounted upon a short spindle or shaft which is carried in bearings in the steering gear box.
steering linkage n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > connection between wheel and axle
steering linkage1970
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook viii. 97/2 The steering linkage also differs from that on the Sedan.
steering rod n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1909 R. W. A. Brewer Motor Car xv. 148 The transverse arm on the off side is connected to the steering rod, generally by means of a knuckle joint.
1977 ‘J. Gash’ Judas Pair ix. 106 She twisted something near the steering-rod. The engine muted instantly into a deep, steady thrum.
C2. Special combinations.† steering pillar n. Obsolete = steering column n. above (obsolete).† steering scull n. Obsolete = scull n.1 1(a).
steering box n. a housing attached to the body of a motor vehicle that encloses the end of the steering column and the gearing that transmits its motion to the next members.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1913 W. E. Dommett Motor Car Mech. xiii. 118 The method of mounting the steering box and column is clearly shown.
1928 Correct Lubrication 16 The steering box should be inspected every 1,000 miles and replenished with lubricant if found necessary.
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook ix. 103/1 The linkage between the steering box and wheels is via a pair of symmetrical track rods and a central link rod connecting the pitman arm to a relay level.
steering column n. a columnar assembly in a motor vehicle or motorcycle carrying at its top the steering wheel or handlebars and transmitting their motion to the rest of the steering gear.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1903 Motor 27 May 348/1 The steering column of the motor-bicycle is..a vitally important part.
1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xxiii. 262 I was jammed up behind the steering-column.
1976 Derbyshire Times 3 Sept. (Peak ed.) 20/5 The single steering column stalk that operates lights, wipers, washers and flasher has too much to do.
steering compass n. the compass by which a ship is steered as distinguished from the variation compass (see compass n.1 12).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > types of
paradoxal compass1558
steering compass1669
variation compass1669
correcting compass1821
telltale1828
pelorus1854
liquid compass1865
gyroscope-compass1909
gyro-compass1910
radio compass1912
gyro1914
gyroscopic compass1920
inductor compass1922
gyro-pilot1923
induction compass1925
astrocompass1942
flux gate compass1946
1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. vi. 67 To shew you the difference between the true Compass and the Steering Compass.
steering line n. Meteorology (see quot. 1959).
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > movements and pressure conditions > [noun] > atmospheric pressure > cyclone or anticyclone > line from centre towards advancing side
steering line1919
1919 J. Bjerknes in Geofysiske Publ. I. ii. 1 As the line thus gives the momentaneous direction of the cyclone, it may, for practical purposes, be called the steering line.
1923 W. N. Shaw Forecasting Weather v. 155 The dividing line of the cyclone from the centre towards the eastern or advancing side is called the steering line or more recently, warm front.
1959 R. E. Huschke Gloss. Meteorol. (Amer. Meteorol. Soc.) 541 Steering line, according to Bjerknes' cyclone model, the line of convergence (corresponding to the warm front of a wave cyclone) which tends to be parallel to the direction of motion of the cyclone at the line's point of juncture with the cyclone center.
steering lock n. (a) the turning movement of the wheels of a motor-vehicle (see lock n.2 19); (b) an appliance fitted to some bicycles by means of which the front wheel may be prevented from turning from side to side; also, a similar mechanism fitted to the steering assembly of a motor vehicle, as an anti-theft device.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > anti-theft device
steering lock1897
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > other parts of cycles
saddle1819
saddle pin1836
rest1855
pillion1878
Arab spring1880
carrier1885
coaster1895
bicycle basket1896
pacemaker1896
steering lock1897
headset1898
flapper-seat1916
stand1918
kick-stand1947
sissy bar1959
stabilizers1960
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > road wheel by which steering effected > (extent of) turning of wheels
steering lock1897
lock1906
wheel-lock1927
steering angle1936
1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 274/1 (Cycling), Steering Locks are valuable..for preventing the machine from moving when resting against a wall.
1955 Times 10 May 7/6 The greatest asset in this connexion..is the admirable steering lock, with which the car can be turned in 37ft. and can be driven into small parking spaces.
1960 O. Gregory tr. Spoerl Living with Car 212 Various devices.., some of which lock ignition and steering simultaneously... These locks are by no means impossible for a thief to cope with. However, if he has to choose between a car with one of the steering locks and one without he is likely to choose the one without.
1971 A. Price Alamut Ambush ix. 104 The new Triumph has a steering lock—it would be a verra difficult car to move.
steering-oar n. an oar used as a steering-scull.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > steering oar
ruddereOE
steering scull1420
strothirc1460
swape1592
steer-oar1802
steering-oar1816
oar-rudder1844
oar-helm1883
1816 H. Ker Trav. Western Interior U.S. 30 In endeavouring to run the outside of a sawyer, I ran with my stem athwart it, and unshipped my steering oar, which I lost.
1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast ix. 74 The captain, who..‘knew the ropes’, took the steering oar.
1938 B. L. Burman Blow for Landing 298 The black lifted the steering oar... The rafts began to speed down the water.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1902 W. W. Beaumont in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 218 Looseness between steering wheel and end of steering pillar can be found at any time.
1916 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 766/2 The handle of the control-cock is connected..to a sector set on the steering-pillar.
1921 W. H. Berry Mod. Motor Car Pract. xvi. 324 A long chassis with a large engine involves a steering pillar of considerable length.
steering post n. = steering pillar n.; on early motor vehicles (see also quot. 1902 for steering pillar n.).
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > transmitters of steering
tie rod1839
steering arm1902
steering pillar1902
steering column1903
steering knuckle1904
steering post1904
steering rod1909
steering axle1912
steering box1913
track rod1926
1904 A. B. F. Young Compl. Motorist iv. 118 The steering post, being situated in the middle of the car, and the steering tiller available on either side, it is possible for the driver to sit either on the right-hand or left-hand side of the car.
1969 J. Gores in Ellery Queen's Mystery Mag. Dec. 145/2 He was impaled on the steering post.
steering sail n. Nautical = studdingsail n.; also attributive.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > studding sail
studdingsailc1550
steering sail1669
stunsail1762
stud-sail1780
1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 16 The Lee steering Sails of Main-sail, and Main-top sail.
1805 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 144 (note) Wore Ship and made Sail—set the royal and topgallant steering-sails.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > steering oar
ruddereOE
steering scull1420
strothirc1460
swape1592
steer-oar1802
steering-oar1816
oar-rudder1844
oar-helm1883
1420 in For. Acc. 3 Hen. VI F/2, j. Remus grossus vocatus Sterynge skulle.
steering wheel n. (a) Nautical a vertical wheel by which motion is communicated to the rudder through the medium of a tiller-rope or other device; (b) a hand-wheel for guiding a traction engine, motor car or other heavy vehicle; (c) the wheel of a cycle by which steerage is effected; also, a road wheel of a motor vehicle by which steerage is effected.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > wheel
wheel1743
steering wheel1750
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > wheels
guider1886
steering wheel1888
free wheel1899
trainer wheels1918
training wheel1950
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > road wheel by which steering effected
steering wheel1902
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > parts of
traction-wheel1877
steering wheel1907
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > steering wheel
wheel1906
steering wheel1907
1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 160 To guide or govern a Ship by the Helm or Steering Wheel.
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 559/2 In early days the steering wheel [of the tricycle] was made small to save weight.
1902 W. W. Beaumont in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 217 The free or direct gear moves with the impulse or pressure brought against the steering wheels or one of them by any ruts or obstructions on the road.
1902 W. W. Beaumont in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 218 Looseness between steering wheel and end of steering pillar can be found at any time.
1907 R. B. Whitman Motor-car Princ. x. 159 The irreversible type is used for all but the lightest cars, and..it prevents any movement from being transmitted from the wheels to the steering wheel or lever.
1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) 231 A weakened [tyre] cover will, as a general rule, give a considerable period of further service mounted on a steering wheel.
1915 Autocar Handbk. (ed. 6) xv. 220 It is very important..that the steering road wheels should be easily movable by means of the hand steering wheel... If a car is travelling on a much-rutted road the steering wheels tend to fall into the ruts.
1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook ix. 103/2 Pry off the horn button from the steering wheel with a screwdriver.
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steeringadj.
/ˈstɪərɪŋ/ steering committee: (originally U.S.) a committee set up to determine the order of business for another body, or to manage the general course of an operation. Also steering group, steering sub-committee.
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society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > steering group or committee
steering committee1887
steering group1977
1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 6 Feb. 2/2 A steering committee upon the order of business for the remainder of the session was appointed.
1903 A. B. Hart Actual Govt. 242 What is called the ‘Steering Committee’,—an unofficial conclave of members of the Senate and the House. As guides to the majority, the Steering Committee practically decides what measures to press to a vote and what measures to drop.
1918 H. W. Dodds Procedure in State Legislatures iv. 56 Just as the power of standing committees developed when the number of bills introduced had become too large for consideration by the whole house, so the steering committee emerged when measures approved by the standing committees increased until a further selective agency became an irresistible temptation.
1929 C. E. Merriam Chicago 223 I had been appointed a member of the Chicago Charter Convention, and was a member of the Steering Committee of that body.
1955 Times 19 July 6/4 The steering committee making arrangements for the conference of Ministers on further European integration met to-day in Brussels.
1966 N. Johnson Parl. & Admin. i. 22 The Chairman of the Estimates Committees presides over sub-committee A (now called the Steering sub-committee).
1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low ii. 20 Only three people are really important..the members of the steering committee.
1977 Wandsworth Borough News 7 Oct. 14/5 The Steering Group officially recognised by the Council's Recreation Committee at that meeting has met regularly and has discussed such matters as management, development, and use of the building.
1979 ‘D. Meiring’ Foreign Body v. 57 We have all read the Steering Committee's exhaustive report.
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