steerage
IPA: stˈɪrɪdʒ
noun
- (uncountable) The art of steering.
- (countable) The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.
- (countable) The effect of the helm on a ship.
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Examples of "steerage" in Sentences
- Steerage is the act of steering a ship.
- Steerage refers to the lowest decks of a ship.
- She took on an 11 degree list and lost steerage.
- It only cost about five pounds to travel steerage.
- She also had less room for cargo and steerage passengers.
- There was also room for up to 800 steerage class passengers.
- The ability to change direction with altitude is called steerage.
- Attempting to depart, the vessel's chain steerage gear became jammed.
- Remember, at this point the steerage passengers were still kept below.
- More water poured into the interior and flooded the cargo hold and steerage.
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