3. Direction; regulation; management; guidance. He that hath the steerage of my course. Shak.
4. That by which a course is directed. [R.] Here he hung on high, The steerage of his wings. Dryden. Steerage passenger, a passenger who takes passage in the steerage of a vessel.
STEERAGEWAY
Steer"age*way`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.
STEERER
Steer"er, n.
Defn: One who steers; as, a boat steerer.
STEERING
Steer"ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Steer, v. Steering wheel (Naut.), the wheel by means of which the rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.
STEERLESS
Steer"less, a.
Defn: Having no rudder. [Obs.] Chaucer.