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noun

Steerage n.

The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship. "He left the city, and, in a most tempestuous season, forsook the helm and steerage of the commonwealth."

(Naut.)

(a)

The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.

(b)

The hinder part of a vessel; the stern. (R.)

(c)

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.

Direction; regulation; management; guidance. "He that hath the steerage of my course."

That by which a course is directed. (R.) "Here he hung on high, The steerage of his wings."

Steerage passenger, a passenger who takes passage in the steerage of a vessel.

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"Steerage" Quotes from Famous Books

... angler, and one of the best violinists in the West Highlands. No great wonder, therefore, that Morrison took a liking for Angus, and that the end of it was that Morrison invited Angus to join him on board the City of Manchester, where, it was arranged, he should act as one of the steerage stewards, and, at the same time, as Mr. Morrison's valet. To this Angus very willingly agreed, and so it was that when Mr. Morrison's leave of absence expired, he and Angus joined the ...

— Real Ghost Stories • William T. Stead

... Betty, who was hobbling the wheel over as hard as she could, hoping the tug of the current would carry the Gem out of danger. But the craft hardly had steerage ...

— The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake • Laura Lee Hope

... as it was dark enough, Captain Penman let his vessel drift landward with the tide, then running strong into the wide swallow of the Solway. The wind was light, and a jib was sufficient to give her steerage-way. It was intended that the passengers should be set on shore at a point nearly opposite to Julian Wemyss's house, where a spit of sand and the shoulder of cliff formed a neat little anchorage. The sailors of the Good Intent, accustomed to the work, were ordered to convey ...

— Patsy • S. R. Crockett

... are owned or managed by the steamboat companies. They bring all the steerage passengers who can't show that they are citizens, and all the cabin passengers who ...

— The Boy With the U.S. Census • Francis Rolt-Wheeler

... to the East Northeast. This day the William was hald a ground, because she was somewhat leake, and to mend her steerage. This night about 12. of the clocke she did ...

— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation v. 4 • Richard Hakluyt

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