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STEERING LINKAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the steering gear pushes it left or right which swivels the front wheels, causing the vehicle to turn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("steering linkage" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Meronyms (parts of "steering linkage"):
tie rod (either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels)
Holonyms ("steering linkage" is a part of...):
steering mechanism; steering system (a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle))