Steering \Steer"ing\, a. & n. from Steer, v.

Steering wheel (Naut.), the wheel by means of which the rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Steer \Steer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steered; p. pr. & vb. n. Steering.]

[OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti['e]ran, st?ran, ste['o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuren, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st?ra to steer, govern,Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ste['o]r a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. ?, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. [root]168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.

That with a staff his feeble steps did steer. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)