OVERSTEER

Etymology

Noun

oversteer (plural oversteers)

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.

Antonyms

• understeer

Verb

oversteer (third-person singular simple present oversteers, present participle oversteering, simple past and past participle oversteered)

to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels

Antonyms

• understeer

Source: Wiktionary



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