Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steering \Steer"ing\,
a. & n. from {Steer}, v.
{Steering wheel} (Naut.), the wheel by means of which the
rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steer \Steer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti['e]ran, st?ran,
ste['o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD.
stieren, G. steuren, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G.
steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st?ra to steer, govern,Sw.
styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ste['o]r
a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake,
Gr. ?, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. [root]168. Cf.
{Starboard}, {Stern}, n.]
To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied
especially to a vessel in the water.
That with a staff his feeble steps did steer.
--Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
steering
n 1: the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: {guidance}]
2: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was
installed under the direction of the king" [syn: {guidance},
{direction}]
3: the act of steering a ship [syn: {steerage}]
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