noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   when a car turns (steers) by more than (over) the amount commanded by the driver. wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
2. 2
   to steer a vehicle too far in one direction.

Antonyms

All antonyms

understeer

Example

More examples

"RWD vehicles have the tendency to oversteer."

Etymology

From over- + steer.

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