steering column

noun

1. the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.

steering column

noun

1. (in a motor vehicle) the shaft on which a steering wheel is mounted and by which it is connected with the steering gear

Word History and Origins

Origin of steering column¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

I’m usually pretty reasonable about all of that, dismissing the idea that someone is going to do key bumps of cocaine or lick the steering column while they have my car.

From Los Angeles Times

It is named the USB hack because when thieves break into a car, they look for a slot in the steering column.

From Scientific American

On a bad day for Mercedes, Hamilton's team-mate George Russell, who did make it beyond the first session, will line up 15th because hydraulic problems that required a steering column change prevented him running again.

From BBC

Such a device contains a computer chip in the key that must be recognized by another chip in the steering column before the engines will start.

From Seattle Times

The next night, after retrieving her car, with its steering column ripped open and its interior a mess, Ms. Talkington saw that her neighbor’s car was missing.

From New York Times