"steerageway" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1902, Jack London, “chapter XII”, in The Cruise of the Dazzler:",
          "text": "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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        "The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered."
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        "(nautical) The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered."
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          "roman": "he'anut lahege",
          "sense": "minimum speed of a ship",
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      "roman": "he'anut lahege",
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