/'stɪərɪdʒ; `stɪrɪdʒ/
n [U]
1 action of steering and its effects on a ship, vehicle, etc 驾驶; 操舵; 舵效.
2 section of a ship nearest the rudder, where accommodation was formerly provided for passengers travelling at the lowest fares （旧时）（客轮的）统舱（近舵处, 票价最廉）
*travel steerage 乘坐统舱
* [attrib 作定语] steerage class 统舱级.

n[U]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: steerage 'steering (place)' (15-21 centuries); because this part of the ship was next to the rudder]
the part of a passenger ship where people who had the cheapest tickets used to travel in the past