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