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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Steerageway  \Steer"age*way`\,  n.  (Naut.) 
  A  rate  of  motion  through  the  water  sufficient  to  render  a 
  vessel  governable  by  the  helm. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  steerageway 
  n  :  (nautical)  the  minimum  rate  of  motion  needed  for  a  vessel  to 
  be  maneuvered 




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