steerage
🇺🇸
/ˈstɪrɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɪərɪdʒ/
noun
R
The lowest and cheapest class of travel on a ship, where passengers slept in large rooms with many bunks.
Many immigrants traveled to America in steerage, enduring cramped conditions during their long journey.
translation
The lowest and cheapest class of travel on a ship, where passengers slept in large rooms with many bunks.
Word Forms
Plural
steerages