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steering

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • I hit a rock with my car and broke the steering.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of steer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of steering a ship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: steerage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: control

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of setting and holding a course

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guidance, direction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: control

Narrower terms: driving, aim, navigation, pilotage, piloting, celestial guidance, inertial guidance, inertial navigation, command guidance, terrestrial guidance

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of guiding or showing the way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guidance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: management, direction

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: управление (upravlenie) — equipment used to control direction
  • Bulgarian: рулиране (rulirane) — equipment used to control direction
  • Czech: řídící — equipment used to control direction
  • French: direction — equipment used to control direction
  • German: Lenkung — equipment used to control direction
  • Indonesian: setir — equipment used to control direction
  • Indonesian: kemudi — equipment used to control direction
  • Japanese: ステアリング (sutearingu) — equipment used to control direction
  • Macedonian: управување (upravuvanje) — equipment used to control direction
  • Malay: stereng — equipment used to control direction
  • Malay: kemudi — equipment used to control direction
  • Norwegian Bokmål: styring — equipment used to control direction
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: styring — equipment used to control direction
  • Occitan: direccion — equipment used to control direction
  • Russian: управле́ние (upravlénije) — equipment used to control direction
  • Russian: пилотирование (pilotirovanije) — equipment used to control direction
  • Serbo-Croatian: upravljanje — equipment used to control direction
  • Serbo-Croatian: kormilarenje — equipment used to control direction
  • Spanish: dirección — equipment used to control direction
  • Tagalog: pagsaping — equipment used to control direction
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