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Steerageway vs Steerage - What's the difference?

steerageway | steerage | Derived terms |

Steerageway is a derived term of steerage.


As nouns the difference between steerageway and steerage

is that steerageway is (nautical) the minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered while steerage is (uncountable) the art of steering.

steerageway

English

Alternative forms

* steerage way * steerage-way

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered.
  • * 1902 - , chapter XII
    • 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.

    steerage

    English

    (wikipedia steerage)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The art of steering.
  • (countable) The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.
  • *1896 , Henry Lawson, For`ard
  • *:It is stuffy in the steerage where the second-classers sleep,
  • *:For there's near a hundred for'ard, and they're stowed away like sheep
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=1 citation , passage=“I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.
  • (countable) The effect of the helm on a ship.

    • Derived terms

    * steerageway