STEERAGE


Meaning of STEERAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstir-ij ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the act or practice of steering ; broadly : direction

2.

[from its originally being located near the rudder]

: a section of inferior accommodations in a passenger ship for passengers paying the lowest fares

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.