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Definition of Steering wheel
1. Noun. A handwheel that is used for steering.
Generic synonyms: Handwheel
Group relationships: Steering Mechanism, Steering System
Definition of Steering wheel
1. Noun. A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steering Wheel
Literary usage of Steering wheel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Make adjustment with the steering wheel turned to the extreme right as though
... Turn steering wheel one-quarter around and replace arm (J) and tighten it. ..."
2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"If there is still lost motion in the steering wheel, remove the steering arm ...
For best results, the factory recommends that the steering wheel should not ..."
3. The Mechanics' Magazine (1856)
"This object he proposes to effect by the employment of an arrangement of barreta
for transmitting motion from the Oct. si, i -„r,. steering wheel through a ..."
4. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"1 steering wheel assembly. 28 2 Steering post spark control sector lever and 8
... 7 steering wheel spider hub bushing. 8 Steering post spark control shaft. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In early days the steering wheel was made small to save weight ; the drivers were
often 50 inches or more in diameter; and the machine was as short as ..."
6. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Thus when the steering- wheel is turned, it causes the eccentric- < shaft to
turn, and every revolution of the eccentric-shaft causes the engine to make one ..."
7. Air Bag Safety: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science edited by Larry Pressler (1998)
"These injuries are consistent with those expected for a driver against or very
near the steering wheel during air bag deployment. ..."
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