steerage

 [steer-ij]  

steer·age

   [steer-ij]
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:
1400–50; late Middle English sterage. See steer1, -age
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steerage (ˈstɪərɪdʒ)
 
—n
1.  the cheapest accommodation on a passenger ship, originally the compartments containing the steering apparatus
2.  an instance or the practice of steering and the effect of this on a vessel or vehicle

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