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• 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 — /stear ij/, n. 1. a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus. 2. (in a passenger ship) the part or accommodations allotted to the passengers who travel at the cheapest rate. [1400 50; late ME sterage. See… …   Universalium

• steerage — noun (U) the part of a passenger ship where people who had the cheapest tickets used to travel in the past …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• steerage — /ˈstɪərɪdʒ / (say stearrij) noun 1. a part or division of a ship, originally that containing the steering apparatus, later varying in use. 2. (in a passenger ship) the part allotted to the passengers who travel at the cheapest rate. {steer1 +… …  

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• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

• navigation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Travel on water Nouns 1. navigation; celestial navigation, dead reckoning; circumnavigation; pilotage, steerage; seamanship; navigability. 2. (active boating) boating, yachting, yacht racing, sailing,… …   English dictionary for students

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