steering gear

noun

the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.

Origin of steering gear

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby steering gear

steerer, steerhide, steering, steering column, steering committee, steering gear, steering wheel, steersman, steeve, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Stefan Dušan

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Example sentences from the Web for steering gear

Could he reverse the steering-gear in all that flame and smoke?
Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz
Besides the loss of the smoke-stack and steering-gear, the injuries to the casemate of the ram were very severe.
The Gulf and Inland Waters|A. T. Mahan
On the burning Vermont the steering-gear seemed to be out of order.
Banzai!|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
We've been a lot together this spring, Lestrange; I don't like this business about the steering-gear.
The Flying Mercury|Eleanor M. Ingram

Its steering-gear was pretty dicky, and the bad surface and continual hairpin bends of the road didn't improve it.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for steering gear

steering gear

noun

any mechanism used for steering a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc

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单词	steering gear
释义	steering gear noun the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc. Origin of steering gear First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby steering gear steerer, steerhide, steering, steering column, steering committee, steering gear, steering wheel, steersman, steeve, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Stefan Dušan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for steering gear Could he reverse the steering-gear in all that flame and smoke? Egholm and his God\|Johannes Buchholtz Besides the loss of the smoke-stack and steering-gear, the injuries to the casemate of the ram were very severe. The Gulf and Inland Waters\|A. T. Mahan On the burning Vermont the steering-gear seemed to be out of order. Banzai!\|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff We've been a lot together this spring, Lestrange; I don't like this business about the steering-gear. The Flying Mercury\|Eleanor M. Ingram Its steering-gear was pretty dicky, and the bad surface and continual hairpin bends of the road didn't improve it. Greenmantle\|John Buchan British Dictionary definitions for steering gear steering gear noun any mechanism used for steering a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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