Steering __, Connects Steering Wheel to Mechanism

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Culinary Arts, Group 137, Puzzle 1 (Sushi and Sashimi).

Question is: Steering __, Connects Steering Wheel to Mechanism

and the answer is: COLUMN

Word Meaning:

COLUMN — (architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

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