steerage
/ˈstɪrɪdʒ/
noun
- The part of a passenger ship with the cheapest accommodations, originally near the steering mechanism.
- The conditions in steerage were cramped and uncomfortable.
- Many immigrants traveled in steerage to start a new life in America.
- She wrote a book about her grandmother's journey across the Atlantic in steerage.
- The act or manner of steering a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
- Good steerage requires constant attention to the wind and currents.
- The captain was responsible for the steerage of the ship through the narrow channel.
- The new autopilot system improved the steerage of the boat.