'Steerageway' definitions:

Definition of 'steerageway'

noun

(nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered

Definition of 'Steerageway'

From: GCIDE

Steerageway \Steer"age*way`\ (-w[=a]`), n. (Naut.) A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm. [1913 Webster]

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