Steerageway

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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