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countersteer en · NOUN

Etymology

From counter- + steer.

Meanings

  1. The act of steering in this manner.
    • […] a countersteer to the right to avoid an obstacle and a countersteer to the left to keep your motorcycle on the highway. 1979, American Motorcyclist, volume 33, number 7, page 16:

Forms

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countersteers Number=Plur lexicographic

countersteer en · VERB

Etymology

From counter- + steer.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.

Forms

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countersteered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
countersteered Tense=Past lexicographic
countersteers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
countersteering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (5)

fr contre-braquer (steer a vehicle in the opposite direction) · it controsterzare (steer a vehicle in the opposite direction) · de gegensteuern (steer a vehicle in the opposite direction) · fi vastaohjata (steer a vehicle in the opposite direction) · de gegenlenken (steer a vehicle in the opposite direction)