oversteer

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Noun

oversteer noun

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.

Verb

oversteer verb

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

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understeer overshift overdrift overdeviation backover skewing divagation dysversion way-sliding upset straying twisties backfiring underadjustment miscontrol underdeviation

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