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steerless

UK/ˈstɪələs/US/ˈstɪɹləs/

steerless adjective: having no rudder.

Adjective

steerless (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having no rudder.
  2. (figuratively) Without a guiding or steering influence; haphazard.

Origin of steerless

From Middle English stereles, sterelees, from Old English stēorlēas (“ungovernable, unruly”), equivalent to steer + -less.

Questions about steerless

What does steerless mean?
Steerless means having no rudder.
What part of speech is steerless?
Steerless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce steerless?
Steerless is pronounced /ˈstɪələs/ (UK).

Words near steerless in the dictionary

  1. steering wheels
  2. steering-wheel
  3. steering-wheels
  4. steeringly
  5. steerings
  6. steerless
  7. steerling
  8. steerlings
  9. steerman
  10. steermanship
  11. steermen

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