o|ver|steer

o|ver|steer
o|ver|steer «verb. OH vuhr STIHR; noun. OH vuhr STIHR», verb, noun.
–v.i.
to have an automobile turn sharper on a curve than intended by the driver: »

Almost all claim that the car's rear axle (since redesigned) gave [it] an inherent instability and a tendency to oversteer, resulting sometimes in fatal accidents (Time).

–n.
1. an act or instance of oversteering: »

The wider track of the rear wheels has reduced the tendency towards oversteer, but has not eliminated it (Sunday Times).

2. a tendency to oversteer.

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