steerage
/'stiəridʤ/
Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of steering a ship: The action of controlling the direction of a vessel.
- The cheapest class of accommodations on a passenger ship, typically located in the lower decks: Historically, the section of a ship providing the most basic and least expensive passenger quarters.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The captain delegated the steerage of the vessel to the first mate during the storm.
- In the 19th century, many immigrants traveled to America in the steerage of ocean liners.
Advanced Usage
- "Steerage passenger": A passenger traveling in the cheapest accommodations on a ship.
- Steerage passengers had limited access to the upper decks and fresh air.
- "Steerage way": (Nautical) The minimum speed required for a ship's rudder to be effective in steering.
- The ship lost steerage way in the calm and began to drift.
Variants and Related Words
- Steer (verb): To guide or control the course of a vehicle or vessel.
- He learned to steer the boat at a young age.
- Steering (noun): The equipment or mechanism used for steering, such as a wheel or rudder; also the action itself.
- The car's power steering made it easy to park.
Synonyms
- Piloting: The action of navigating or steering a ship or aircraft.
- Third class: The cheapest class of travel on a ship, train, or aircraft.
Related Phrases
- In steerage: Traveling in the cheapest passenger accommodations on a ship.
- Her ancestors crossed the Atlantic in steerage.
Noun
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the act of steering a ship
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the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
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