STEERAGE Definition & Meaning

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steerage

[ steer-ij ]

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noun

a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering steer steering apparatus.
(in a passenger ship) the part or accommodations allotted to the passengers who travel at the cheapest rate.

steerage

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noun

the cheapest accommodation on a passenger ship, originally the compartments containing the steering apparatus
an instance or the practice of steering and the effect of this on a vessel or vehicle

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of steerage¹

First recorded in 1400–50, steerage is from the late Middle English word sterage. See steer ¹, -age

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It’s like traveling in steerage on the Titanic.

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We watched the ceremony and then were quietly escorted back through the steerage section before being deposited unceremoniously outside the briefing room.

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Her job doesn’t allow for remote work, and she said she didn’t want to subject her large dog to the steerage of an airplane.

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“I’m sorry, but Viking Cruises does not offer a ‘steerage’ option.”

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Most comrades sprawl shoeless, many dozing open-mouthed in the permanent state of steerage that is Soviet air travel.

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