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the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.[1865-70]
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steering gear — n. any mechanism used for steering, as in a ship, automobile, airplane, etc … English World dictionary
steering gear — noun a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑steering system, ↑steering mechanism * * * noun : the mechanism by which something i … Useful english dictionary
steering gear — The gears, mounted on the lower end of the steering column, that are used to multiply driver turning force. It converts the rotary motion of the steering wheel into straight line motion. This straight line motion then moves the linkage connected… … Dictionary of automotive terms
steering gear — /ˈstɪərɪŋ gɪə/ (say stearring gear) noun the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, motor vehicle, bicycle, aeroplane, etc …
steering gear — noun Date: 1851 a mechanism (as a gear train) by which something is steered … New Collegiate Dictionary
steering gear shaft — The rotating, torque transmitting part of the steering column … Dictionary of automotive terms
steering gear — device used to navigate, device used to steer and turn a vehicle … English contemporary dictionary
Self-steering gear — is equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. It is also known by several other terms, such as autopilot (borrowed from aircraft and considered incorrect by some) and autohelm (technically a… … Wikipedia
Irreversible steering gear — Ir re*vers i*ble steering gear (Mach.) A steering gear, esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels, as when they strike an obstacle side ways, but easily controlled by the hand wheel or steering lever. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steering gear arm — See pitman arm … Dictionary of automotive terms
