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{{short description|The control of the direction of motion of vehicles and other objects}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=July 2024}} [[File:Jersey Town Criterium 2011 81.jpg|thumb|upright|A cyclist steering a bicycle by turning the handlebar and leaning]] '''Steering''' is the control of the [[direction (geometry)|direction]] of [[motion]]<ref name=":5">{{citation |url=https://www.neuro.ki.se/grillner/steering.html |title=Steering |author=The Nobel Institute for Neurophysiology |website=Karolinska Institutet |date= May 30, 2009}}</ref> or the components that enable its control.<ref>{{citation |section=steering |dictionary=Collins English Dictionary |edition=13 |year=2018}}</ref> Steering is achieved through various arrangements, among them [[aileron]]s for airplanes, [[rudders]] for boats, cylic tilting of [[Helicopter rotor|rotors]] for helicopters,<ref>{{citation |title=The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) |edition=second |author=Gina Misiroglu |year=2010 |pages=152β155}}</ref> and many more.
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