steerage

/'stiəridʤ/

Thân thiện

Passengers in steerage slept in crowded bunks below deck.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of steering a ship
2. the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship

Từ đồng nghĩa

• steering