How to pronounce steerage
American English pronunciation
STEER-ij
- IPA
- /ˈstɪɹɪdʒ/
- Syllables
- STEER · ij (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What steerage means
The cheapest, most crowded part of an old passenger ship
In a sentence: Her great-grandparents crossed the ocean in steerage, sleeping in bunks beside dozens of other families.
Where it comes from: It comes from steer. It first meant the act of steering a ship.
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