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.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca