Definitions for steerage

steerage steer·age

Spelling: [steer-ij]
IPA: /ˈstɪər ɪdʒ/

Steerage is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 247 anagrams from letters in steerage (aeeegrst).

Definitions for steerage

noun

  1. a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.
  2. (in a passenger ship) the part or accommodations allotted to the passengers who travel at the cheapest rate.

Origin of steerage

First recorded in 1400-50, steerage is from the late Middle English word sterage. See steer1, -age

Examples for steerage

Cabin and steerage passengers hail from many parts of earth.

If we can h'ist the jib we can get some steerage way on her, maybe.

As Sim said, when he faced his problem, "I couldn't seem to get steerage way on her."

"I could not allow you to go as steerage passengers," replied Mr. Runciman.

“steerage the night, parson; cabin the morrow,” said my uncle.

There were only two other steerage passengers and they were women.

"The American laughs at these steerage quarrels," said the author.

Probably some steerage passengers have come on the cabin deck.

I was at last convinced that they had no friends among the steerage passengers.

The airlines have indoctrinated us to accept a “steerage complex.”

Word Value for steerage
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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