steering wheel

noun

: a handwheel by means of which one steers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Bright Indigo Blue stitching is found on the steering wheel, the door panels, the shift boot and the Recaro performance seats. —Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 9 Feb. 2023

The solution was a tilt-away steering wheel and audacious gullwing doors, a design synonymous with supercars ever since. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2023

Grand Prix car has a mahogany steering wheel, plush gray interior and is entirely open-air, with no roof. —Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023

Kacey received games for his Nintendo Switch, a Mario Kart steering wheel, tablet, stylus, keyboard and more. —Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022

As a result, Apple’s upcoming car will feature a significantly less ambitious design, complete with a steering wheel, an accelerator, and a brake pedal. —Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Dec. 2022

Other enhancements include a flat-bottom sport steering wheel (covered in perforated Nappa leather), AMG floor pedals, and AMG floor mats. —Michael Harley, Forbes, 1 July 2022

Models like this employ what designers and Lego fans call the hand of God—a shaft connecting an easy-to-turn element on top of the car that controls the front wheels without turning the steering wheel in a crowded cockpit. —Sal Vaglica, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2023

Alford nudged the steering wheel just often enough that the car never warned him to pay attention. —Christopher Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

steering wheel

noun

: a wheel for steering something by hand