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Steering

noun

The act of guiding or showing the way. Synonym: guidance.

The act of setting and holding a course. Synonyms: direction, guidance.

The act of steering a ship. Synonym: steerage.

Steer

verb

(past & past part. steered; pres. part. steering)

Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. Synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point.

Direct (oneself) somewhere.

Be a guiding or motivating force or drive. Synonym: guide.

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"Steering" Quotes from Famous Books

... hour it was quite dark, save for the gray light from the foaming water around. The wind was blowing stronger than ever, and it required the greatest care on the part of the steersman to keep her dead in the eye of the wind. Handcock was steering now, and Jones lying at the bottom of the boat, where he was sheltered, at least from the wind. All the lads were plucky fellows and kept up a semblance of good spirits, but all in their hearts knew that their position was a ...

— By Sheer Pluck - A Tale of the Ashanti War • G. A. Henty

... several years elapsed since they had met; Some people thought the ship was lost, and some That he had somehow blundered into debt, And did not like the thought of steering home; And there were several offered any bet, Or that he would, or that he would not come; For most men (till by losing rendered sager) Will back their ...

— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4 • Lord Byron

... their journey before daylight the following morning. Each man was instructed to fill his water bottle; and the instructions were rigidly enforced. In the darkness they stumbled down the gentle slopes of the kopjes, each steering by the man ahead, and Kingozi steering by the stars. The veldt was still, as though all the silences, driven from those portions inhabited by the beasts, had here made their refuge. The earth lay like a black pool ...

— The Leopard Woman • Stewart Edward White et al

... then ascertained that part of our gear had been shaken out of place, and it would be dangerous for him to try to run the vessel under her own power, and trust our steering gear. So the good old man on the tug took us in tow and landed us, ...

— Polly's Business Venture • Lillian Elizabeth Roy

... two later, it might be, two men, Adam Hislop and William Wallace, were noisily steering a somewhat devious and uncertain course homeward, when one of them tripped over a bulky object huddled on the ground, and with an ...

— Stories of the Border Marches • John Lang and Jean Lang

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