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Steerage — refers to the lowest decks of a ship. This area of the ship was once used to accommodate passengers traveling on the cheapest class of ticket, and offered only the most basic amenities, typically with limited toilet use, no privacy, and poor food … Wikipedia
Steerage — Steer age (st[=e]r [asl]j; 48), n. 1. The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship. [1913 Webster] He left the city, and, in a most tempestuous season, forsook the helm and steerage of the commonwealth. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steerage — (engl., spr. ßtīridsch), das Zwischendeck auf Passagierdampfern … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
steerage — index direction (guidance), management (judicious use), regulation (management), supervision Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
steerage — ► NOUN 1) historical the part of a ship providing accommodation for passengers with the cheapest tickets. 2) archaic or literary the action of steering a boat … English terms dictionary
steerage — [stir′ij] n. 1. a) the act of steering (a ship, etc.) b) the response of a ship to the helmsman s guidance 2. [orig. located near the steering mechanism] Historical a section in some ships, with the poorest accommodations, occupied by the… … English World dictionary
steerage — n. section in a passenger ship 1) to travel steerage 2) in steerage (to cross the ocean in steerage) * * * [ stɪ(ə)rɪdʒ] [ section in a passenger ship ] to travel steerage in steerage (to cross the ocean in steerage) … Combinatory dictionary
steerage — steer|age [ˈstıərıdʒ US ˈstır ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: steerage steering (place) (15 21 centuries); because this part of the ship was next to the rudder] the part of a passenger ship where people who had the cheapest tickets used to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
steerage — n. 1 the act of steering. 2 the effect of the helm on a ship. 3 archaic the part of a ship allotted to passengers travelling at the cheapest rate. 4 hist. (in a warship) quarters assigned to midshipmen etc. just forward of the wardroom. Phrases… … Useful english dictionary
Steerage passenger — Steerage Steer age (st[=e]r [asl]j; 48), n. 1. The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship. [1913 Webster] He left the city, and, in a most tempestuous season, forsook the helm and steerage of the commonwealth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
