joystick

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

Similar word(s): stick

Definition categories: man–made, lever

2. a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers

Definition categories: man–made, control, controller

verb

1. (rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.