Home › Words › S › skidsteerskidsteerskidsteer means having steering achieved by differential steering, up to and including skidding of the wheels.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, skidsteer ranks #15,678 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom skid + steer.adjHaving steering achieved by differential steering, up to and including skidding of the wheels.nounA type of loader with differential steering, of compact design, well suited to construction and agriculture tasks; its implement is typically a front-loading bucket or a set of forklift forks, but many implements (such as augers and others) may also be attached (to modern versions).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.skidding 63% match — The motion of something that skids. vs skidsteer →skidder 60% match — One who travels with a skidding motion. vs skidsteer →skidway 60% match — A skid road. vs skidsteer →skiddy 59% match — Likely to skid, or cause skidding. vs skidsteer →steerable 58% match — Capable of being steered. vs skidsteer →steering 56% match — Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer. vs skidsteer →nonskid 54% match — Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce skidding; not able to skid or be skidded upon. vs skidsteer →spinout 54% match — A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion. vs skidsteer →