steerageway

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Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
dümen dinleme hızı
dümeni yürütecek hareket
geminin dümen dinlemesi için gerekli asgari hız
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered

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.

A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm
(nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered