2007-09-24 14:52:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Steerage (plural steerages)
1. The art of steering
2. The effect of the helm on a ship
3. The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accomodation with no individual cabins
2007-09-24 15:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by fooles.troupe 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
One meaning is the lower parts of a ship used for 3rd class passengers.
2007-09-24 14:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by Nature Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means 1)act of steering or 2)part of a ship allotted to passengers traveling at the cheapest rate
2007-09-24 15:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by jaz<3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Archaic term for the worst passenger accomodations
on a ship. Below decks.
No longer offered.
2007-09-24 15:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shipping inexpensive accommodations on ships: the cheapest passenger accommodations on board a ship, usually in the area near the rudder and steering gear
2007-09-28 13:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by R.C. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cheapest and least comfortable class of travel. Not 1st class, not business class, not even tourist class. Steers are cattle if that helps fill-in the picture.
2007-09-24 15:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by gibby66us 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋