Meanings
nounsteering column (plural steering columns)
plural steering columns
- automotivea column originating in the dashboard and ending at the steering wheel
- aeronauticsa column ending in the flight yoke, whose manipulation allows for the control of pitch
Translations
Dutch stuurkolom
- stuurkolomcolumn in a vehicle
Finnish ohjauspylväs, ohjaustanko
- ohjauspylväscolumn in a vehicle
- ohjaustankocolumn in a vehicle
French colonne de direction
- colonne de directioncolumn in a vehicle
German Lenksäule
- Lenksäulecolumn in a vehicle
Italian piantone dello sterzo
- piantone dello sterzocolumn in a vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål rattstamme
- rattstammecolumn in a vehicle
Polish kolumna kierownicy
- kolumna kierownicycolumn in a vehicle
Russian рулева́я коло́нка
- рулева́я коло́нка (rulevája kolónka)column in a vehicle
Swedish rattstång
- rattstångcolumn in a vehicle
Cite this entry
APA
steering column. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steering%20column
MLA
“steering column.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steering%20column. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steering column,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steering%20column.
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