steering wheel

noun

: a handwheel by means of which one steers

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The trio is the gist of the exterior price-hiking culprits, but there’s other stuff; a performance steering wheel, red contrast stitching and additional red accents. James Raia, Mercury News, 2 June 2025 Kyle Larson, one of the greatest drivers in all of motorsports who woke up clinging to the hope that this Sunday would be equal parts remarkable and redemptive, rested his hands on his still steering wheel, wondering how this all could come undone again. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025 And a driver behind the steering wheel of a much heavier four-wheeled vehicle, which can snuff out lives in a split second, has an even heavier burden to act responsibly. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025 Since 2016, Musk has been promising Tesla investors, customers and fans that the company is about a year away from delivering a self-driving car that’s capable of transporting passengers safely without human interventions, or a human at the steering wheel. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for steering wheel

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steering wheel was in 1750

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“Steering wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20wheel. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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steering wheel

noun
: a wheel for steering something by hand

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