oversteeringn.
/ˌəʊvəˈstɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstɪrɪŋ/ Motoring.
The action of oversteer v.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > way in which vehicle handles > oversteering or understeering
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1936 Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers 30 730 Parallel-motion rear springing would give excessive over-steering because of the slip angle of the rear tyres.
1992 MotorHome Feb. 82/1 The Steering Damper is designed to control oversteering and vehicle wander due to high-wind conditions.
2002 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 21 Mar. f1 Maintaining a shoulder level with the roadway minimizes the problem of oversteering, though it does not eliminate it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
oversteeringadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈstɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstɪrɪŋ/ Motoring.
Of a vehicle: that oversteers.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [adjective] > oversteering or understeering
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1948 R. Dean-Averns Automobile Chassis Design ii. 49 An oversteering vehicle when negotiating a bend above the certain critical speed of the vehicle for straight running will tend to run into its turn.
1971 C. Williams Car Conversions ii. 29 An oversteering car..does not slow down appreciably when the steering correction is applied.
2001 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Sept. (Motoring) 1 If the driver of an oversteering car freezes, or lifts off the accelerator, the condition can get progressively worse unless he or she has steered into the slide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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