D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Steerageway

/(-wā`)/ · Steer·age·way · IPA /ˈstiɹɪd͡ʒˌweɪ/
01 n. A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.
  1. 1.
    A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.(Naut.)