The latter made one tremendous spurt, then gave up in despair and hauled in his oars. French Pete let go the main-sheet, lost steerageway as he rounded up alongside the motionless skiff, and dragged Joe out.
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Steerageway
//ˈstɪə.ɹɪd͡ʒˌweɪ//
Synonyms for "steerageway" (5 found)
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Hebrew
1 entries- הֵעָנוּת לַהֶגֶה noun (minimum speed of a ship)
Polish
1 entries- prędkość sterowna noun (minimum speed of a ship)
Swedish
1 entries- styrfart noun (minimum speed of a ship)
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