oversteer
verbEtymology From over- + steer.
1
to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
2
to steer a vehicle too far in one direction.
- Antonyms
- understeer
oversteer
nounEtymology From over- + steer.
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.
- Antonyms
- understeer