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Noun: steerage  steer-ij
  1. The act of steering a ship
    "The captain's expert steerage guided the ship safely through the narrow channel";
    - steering
     
  2. The cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
    "The immigrants travelled in steerage across the Atlantic"

Derived forms: steerages

Type of: accommodation, control

Part of: navigation, sailing, seafaring

Encyclopedia: Steerage