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noun
The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
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verb
to steer a vehicle too far in one direction.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English steer English oversteer From over- + steer.
Across languages
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