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countersteer

countersteer verb: to steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.

Verb

countersteer (third-person singular simple present countersteers, present participle countersteering, simple past and past participle countersteered)

  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.

Noun

countersteer (plural countersteers)

  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 of countersteer

Verb
third-person singular presentcountersteers
present participlecountersteering
past participlecountersteered
pastcountersteered
Noun
pluralcountersteers

Origin of countersteer

From counter- + steer.

Questions about countersteer

What does countersteer mean?
Countersteer means to steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.
What part of speech is countersteer?
Countersteer can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of countersteer?
The past tense of countersteer is countersteered.

Words near countersteer in the dictionary

  1. counterstates
  2. counterstating
  3. counterstatute
  4. counterstatutes
  5. counterstealth
  6. countersteer
  7. countersteered
  8. countersteering
  9. countersteers
  10. counterstep
  11. counterstepped

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