Associations to the word «Steerageway»
Wiktionary
STEERAGEWAY, noun. (nautical) The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered.
Dictionary definition
STEERAGEWAY, noun. (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.