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steerage 1. the cheapest accommodation on a passenger ship, originally the compartments containing the steering apparatus 2. an instance or the practice of steering and the effect of this on a vessel or vehicle steerage [′stir·ij] (naval architecture) The least desirable portions of a vessel used for accommodations for passengers who pay the lowest fare. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| On this deck, between the break of the poop and the steerage companion, stood the galley. One of the hunters, a tall, loose-jointed chap named Henderson, was going aft at the time from the steerage (the name the hunters facetiously gave their midships sleeping quarters) to the cabin. Why repeat steerage gossip, about mysterious cargoes, at the cuddy table? |
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