🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ステアリングホイール

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sutearingu hoīru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Steering-Wheel/ˈstɪərɪŋ wiːl/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は衝突を避けるためにステアリングホイールを回した。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A circular object that a driver turns to control the direction of a vehicle.

    "She gripped the steering-wheel tightly as she navigated the sharp turn."
  2. 2

    The component of a vehicle that allows the driver to steer.

    "The steering-wheel was equipped with buttons for audio control."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'steering-wheel' combines 'steering', derived from the Old English 'styring', meaning 'guiding', and 'wheel', from the Proto-Germanic 'hwehlaz'. The phrase evolved in the early 19th century as automobiles became prevalent, signifying the device used to control the direction of a vehicle.

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