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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche