steering
pronunciation
How to pronounce steering in British English:
UK [ˈstɪərɪŋ]
How to pronounce steering in American English:
US [ˈstɪrɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of guiding or showing the way
- the act of setting and holding a course
- the act of steering a ship
Word Origin
- steering (n.)
- early 13c., verbal noun from steer (v.). Steering-wheel attested from 1750. Steering committee in the U.S. political sense is recorded from 1887.
Example
- 1. She is part of the international scientific steering committee of the cancer-genome project .
- 2. Whether it conveys its occupants securely and speedily to their destination surely depends on who is steering it .
- 3. When your team are in cruise control , they barely need a hand on the steering wheel .
- 4. Mr. obama and his advisers say they understand these concerns , but the administration 's policy choices are the equivalent of steering the economy toward an iceberg .
- 5. The steering group will be able to lobby the chancellor on changes necessary to improve london 's competitiveness on issues such as taxation and regulation .