steerageway
noun
steer·age·way
ˈstir-ij-ˌwā 
: a rate of motion sufficient to make a ship or boat respond to movements of the rudder
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Lake officials are asking boaters to treat all lakes as a no-wake zones and proceed at a speed no greater than what is required to maintain steerageway and headway to avoid flooding nearby homes.
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Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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“Steerageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steerageway. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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