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steerage
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steerage
n.
act of steering; third-class passenger section of a ship
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Steerage (deck)
Steerage is the lower deck of a ship, where the cargo was stored above the closed hold. During the early 1900s many immigrants were too poor to travel on the upper decks, with wealthy passengers, so they were stuffed in converted cargo spaces which provided the lowest cost and lowest class of travel. The living conditions on the steerage deck were often horrible, with no bathroom facilities besides pots and pans. These horrible conditions caused many deaths due to unsanitary and cramped quarters. Gradual improvements to steerage class after the arrival of ocean liners led to its replacement by Third Class cabins.
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steerage
Noun
1. the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
(hypernym) accommodation
2. the act of steering a ship
(synonym) steering
(hypernym) control
(part-holonym) seafaring, navigation, sailing
(derivation) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
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Steerage
(n.)
The hinder part of a vessel; the stern.
The hinder part of a vessel; the stern.
(n.)
The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.
The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm.
(n.)
The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship.
The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship.
(n.)
That by which a course is directed.
That by which a course is directed.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
Direction; regulation; management; guidance.
Direction; regulation; management; guidance.
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steerage
steerage /'stiəridʤ/
- danh từ
- (hàng hải) sự chịu lái (ảnh hưởng của bánh lái lên tàu)
- ship goes with easy steerage: tàu (chịu) lái dễ
- (hàng hải) chỗ dành cho hành khách hạng chót
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) sự lái
- (sử học) khu vực ở của hạ sĩ quan (trên boong tàu)
- (hàng hải) sự chịu lái (ảnh hưởng của bánh lái lên tàu)
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