STEERAGEWAY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("steerageway" is a kind of...):

speed; velocity (distance travelled per unit time)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

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