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steady; prudent; carful
Short for steady as she goes. Used as a warning to a sailor in a conversation "not to go there". e.g. "I think the XO is wrong." Reply: "Steady!"
The movement, left or right, of the bearing to an object in motion relative to your platform. If the object's bearing is moving to the left or right then the object will likely pass either forward or aft of your ship. See Closing on a Steady Bearing.
interj whoa; hold your horses. Almost always followed by an exclamation mark: OK, that does it, IÂ’m resigning! / Steady on!
a small lake or pond; a wide still brook where no current is visible
Going steady
A reminder to carefully keep the same course and not wander.
, (slang) v., also pres part., slangin’.  Variation on sling, slinging. To sell drugs, especially cocaine, especially on the street. “His brother is gonna go down, he’s steady slangin’ outside the apartments.â€Â [Etym., African American]
in grade school “going steady†in college more serious (courtesy of Lexi)
In relation to the motion of your own ship, if an object's bearing is steady, or unchanging, and its range is decreasing, then the object is on a collision course with your own ship.
Continuous, knowledge or doing something (thanks to James H. for this addition)
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n.
Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
n.
To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like.
adv.
In a steady manner.
n.
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
n.
A rope to steady the peak of a gaff.
v. t.
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
a.
Trembling or tottering, as if about to fall; un steady.
v. i.
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
n.
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
a.
Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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a.
Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits.
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Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.
n.
the residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the current.
n.
Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
imp. & p. p.
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n.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
n.
A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
n.
The quality or state of being steady.
v. i.
To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
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