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steerageway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstiɹɪd͡ʒˌweɪ/ (US)
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  • /ˈstɪə.ɹɪd͡ʒˌweɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From steerage + way.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered.
    • The latter made one tremendous spurt, then gave up in despair and hauled in his oars. French Pete let go the main-sheet, lost steerageway as he rounded up alongside the motionless skiff, and dragged Joe out. 1902, Jack London, “chapter XII”, in The Cruise of the Dazzler:

Forms

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steerageways Number=Plur lexicographic
steerage-way alternative lexicographic
steerage way alternative lexicographic

Translations (3)

sv styrfart (minimum speed of a ship) · pl prędkość sterowna (minimum speed of a ship) · he הֵעָנוּת לַהֶגֶה (minimum speed of a ship)