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steerage

[steer-ij] / ˈstɪər ɪdʒ /


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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

It’s like traveling in steerage on the Titanic.

From Salon Nov. 28, 2024

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

I am sure the people back in steerage by the malfunctioning toilet are deeply invested in this marital squabble.

From Slate Nov. 23, 2019

Frederick came first, quickly followed by Rosa and the children, who traveled in steerage.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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