steerage definition
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Steerage(noun) the act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship. 2  Steerage(noun) the effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which an individual ship is affected by the helm. 3  Steerage(noun) the hinder part of a vessel; the stern.