STEERAGE


Meaning of STEERAGE in English

steer ‧ age /ˈstɪərɪdʒ $ ˈstɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ 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 travel in the past

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.