System of components, linkages, etc. which allows a driver to guide a vehicle's direction of travel

The fore wheels of a coach: two figures. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey Jnr.

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The fore wheels of a coach: two figures. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey Jnr.