oversteer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin.
verb
  1. to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
  2. to steer a vehicle too far in one direction.

Word forms

oversteer oversteers oversteering oversteered

Etymology

From over- + steer.

Antonyms

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