Meanings
nounsteering wheel (plural steering wheels)
plural steering wheels · alternative dated steering-wheel
- A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.
Synonyms: driving wheel, hand wheel, wheel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.
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Translations
Arabic مِقْوَد, عَجَلَةُ الْقِيَادَةِ
- مِقْوَد (miqwad)wheel-shaped control
- عَجَلَةُ الْقِيَادَةِ (ʕajalatu l-qiyādati)wheel-shaped control
Basque bolante
- bolantewheel-shaped control
Bulgarian вола́н, корми́ло
- вола́н (volán)wheel-shaped control
- корми́ло (kormílo)wheel-shaped control
- щурва́л (šturvál)wheel-shaped control
Catalan volant
- volantwheel-shaped control
Chinese Cantonese 軚盤 /𮷗盘
- 軚盤 /𮷗盘 (taai⁵ pun⁴)wheel-shaped control
Chinese Mandarin 方向盤 /方向盘, 舵輪 /舵轮
- 方向盤 /方向盘 (fāngxiàngpán)wheel-shaped control
- 舵輪 /舵轮 (duòlún)wheel-shaped control
Czech volant
- volantwheel-shaped control
Danish rat
- ratwheel-shaped control
Dutch stuurwiel, stuur
- stuurwielwheel-shaped control
- stuurwheel-shaped control
- stuurradwheel-shaped control
Esperanto stirrado
- stirradowheel-shaped control
Estonian rool
- roolwheel-shaped control
Finnish ratti, ohjauspyörä
- rattiwheel-shaped control
- ohjauspyöräwheel-shaped control
- ohjainwheel-shaped control
- ohjaussauvawheel-shaped control
French volant
- volantwheel-shaped control
German Lenkrad, Steuer
- Lenkradwheel-shaped control
- Steuerwheel-shaped control
- Steuerradwheel-shaped control
- Volantwheel-shaped control
Greek τιμόνι
- τιμόνι (timóni)wheel-shaped control
Hebrew הֶגֶה
- הֶגֶה (hége)wheel-shaped control
Hindi स्टीयरिंग व्हील
- स्टीयरिंग व्हील (sṭīyriṅg vhīl)wheel-shaped control
Hungarian kormány, kormánykerék
- kormánywheel-shaped control
- kormánykerékwheel-shaped control
- volánwheel-shaped control
Icelandic stýri, stýrishjól
- stýriwheel-shaped control
- stýrishjólwheel-shaped control
Indonesian setir, kemudi
- setirwheel-shaped control
- kemudiwheel-shaped control
Italian sterzo, volante
- sterzowheel-shaped control
- volantewheel-shaped control
Japanese ハンドル, 操舵輪
- ハンドル (handoru)wheel-shaped control
- 操舵輪 (sōdarin)wheel-shaped control
- ステアリング・ホイール (suteiringu-hoīru)wheel-shaped control
Korean 핸들, 운전대
- 핸들 (haendeul)wheel-shaped control
- 운전대 (unjeondae)wheel-shaped control
- 스티어링 휠 (seutieoring hwil)wheel-shaped control
Latvian stūre, stūres rats
- stūrewheel-shaped control
- stūres ratswheel-shaped control
Lithuanian vairas
- vairaswheel-shaped control
Malay roda stereng
- roda sterengwheel-shaped control
Norwegian Bokmål ratt
- rattwheel-shaped control
Persian فرمان, رول
- فرمان (farmân)wheel-shaped control
- رول (rul)wheel-shaped control
- رل (rol)wheel-shaped control
- اشترنگ (eštereng)wheel-shaped control
Polish kierownica
- kierownicawheel-shaped control
Portuguese volante, direção
- volantewheel-shaped control
- direçãowheel-shaped control
Romanian volan
- volanwheel-shaped control
Russian руль, рулево́е колесо́
- руль (rulʹ)wheel-shaped control
- рулево́е колесо́ (rulevóje kolesó)wheel-shaped control
- бара́нка (baránka)wheel-shaped control
Scottish Gaelic cuibhle-stiùiridh
- cuibhle-stiùiridhwheel-shaped control
Slovak volant
- volantwheel-shaped control
Spanish volante, cabrilla
- volantewheel-shaped control
- cabrillawheel-shaped control
- guíawheel-shaped control
- guíawheel-shaped control
- manubriowheel-shaped control
- timónwheel-shaped control
Swahili usukani
- usukaniwheel-shaped control
Swedish ratt
- rattwheel-shaped control
Tagalog manibela
- manibelawheel-shaped control
Thai พวงมาลัย
- พวงมาลัย (puuang-maa-lai)wheel-shaped control
Turkish direksiyon
- direksiyonwheel-shaped control
Ukrainian кермо́, стерно́
- кермо́ (kermó)wheel-shaped control
- стерно́ (sternó)wheel-shaped control
Vietnamese tay lái, bánh lái
- tay láiwheel-shaped control
- bánh láiwheel-shaped control
- vô-lăngwheel-shaped control
Welsh llyw, olwyn llywio
- llywwheel-shaped control
- olwyn llywiowheel-shaped control
Cite this entry
APA
steering wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steering%20wheel
MLA
“steering wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steering%20wheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steering wheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steering%20wheel.
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