steerage

Definitions


[ˈstɪərɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the part of a ship providing the cheapest accommodation for passengers
(e.g: poor emigrants in steerage)

- the action of steering a boat
(e.g: he lowers his sails and enters softly, with gentle steerage)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries