steering wheel

noun
a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.

Origin:
1740–50

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steering wheel
 
n
a wheel turned by the driver of a motor vehicle, ship, etc, when he wishes to change direction. It is connected to the front wheels, rudder, etc

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Unlike a sailboat or a car, there's no steering wheel or rudder to turn you.
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