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Definition of Steering mechanism
1. Noun. A mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle).
Specialized synonyms: Helm, Power Steering, Power-assisted Steering, Rudder
Generic synonyms: Mechanism
Category relationships: Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle
Terms within: Steering Gear, Steering Linkage, Steering Wheel, Wheel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steering Mechanism
Literary usage of Steering mechanism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"If either type of mechanism is made absolutely irreversible what may happen to
some of the steering mechanism when a car slides into a rut or runs against a ..."
2. Automotive Repair: Instruction Manual of Repair Jobs by John Calvin Wright (1921)
"steering mechanism.—The steering mechanism now used on all types of cars is the
result of an invention of Ackerman. It takes the place of the so-called ..."
3. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1918)
"Generally, when it is desired to make the steering mechanism irreversible the
... Both the worm and the wheel of a steering mechanism are made of steel. ..."
4. The Horseless Age (1899)
""It has in practice been found difficult to design speed- regulating, starting,
stopping, reversing, and steering mechanism both rapid in action and easy of ..."
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