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steerage

[steer-ij] / ˈstɪər ɪdʒ /


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“I will say the dog flew first class and I was back in steerage, but that’s fine. I’m not bitter about that at all.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

One of these days, you’ll meet a friend at the airport and they’ll see you enjoying your glass of champagne in first class when they’re bustling their way into steerage.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Yet he was adventurous: one summer, work as a cattle feeder on a cattle steamer to England; one fall, steerage passage to Panama, in search of work there.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

So I worked with these amazing people under the steerage of Bruce.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2020

He proceeded forward, running his hand along the green tarps of the lifeboats, until he met the chain separating steerage from third class.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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