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Meanings of lose steerage in English

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Usage of lose steerage in English
1
The brig lost steerage way, and the current was setting towards the shoals.
Jack in the Forecastle; or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawse...
2
It had stopped for something, and had swung around as it lost steerage-way.
And the deep blue sea
3
Sloops and schooners had lost steerage-way, and their sails flapped idly against the masts.
Nature's Serial Story
4
When there was danger of her losing steerage way, her engines would be started again and then shut down as before.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
5
Three hours into the trip with winds reaching 40 knots their 40-foot boat lost steerage in southern Cook Strait.
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