STEERAGE
\stˈi͡əɹɪd͡ʒ], \stˈiəɹɪdʒ], \s_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ]\
Definitions of STEERAGE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship.
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The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.
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The hinder part of a vessel; the stern.
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Properly, the space in the after part of a vessel, under the cabin, but used generally to indicate any part of a vessel having the poorest accommodations and occupied by passengers paying the lowest rate of fare.
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That by which a course is directed.
By Oddity Software
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The act of steering, or guiding; the effect of the helm on a vessel; that part of a ship, usually on or below the main deck, set apart for those passengers who pay the lowest rates.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act or practice of steering: the effect of a rudder on the ship: an apartment in the forepart of a ship for passengers paying a lower rate of fare.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act or practice of directing and governing in a course ;-the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm ;-an apartment in the space between decks forward of the great cabin ; also, fore-cabin in a ship for an inferior class of passengers ; - that by which a course is directed; management; regulation.