even keel
See also: even-keel
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Noun
even keel (plural even keels)
- (nautical) The situation in which a watercraft is floating or proceeding in a smooth and level manner.
- 1855, Washington Irving, "The Bermudas" in Woolfert’s Roost and Other Papers:
- [T]he rude winds died away; and gradually a light breeze sprang up directly aft, filling out every sail, and wafting us smoothly along on an even keel.
- 1855, Washington Irving, "The Bermudas" in Woolfert’s Roost and Other Papers:
- (idiomatic, of emotions, etc.) The state or characteristic of being under control and balanced.
- 2007 Dec. 26, Denise Grady, "Coping With Alzheimer’s: Disease Brings Drastic Changes to Patients, and Stress to Family Members," New York Times (retrieved 14 Dec 2013):
- The disease . . . plays havoc with mood, personality, perception and thought, and can require constant adjustments by friends and relatives just to keep life on an even keel.
- 2007 Dec. 26, Denise Grady, "Coping With Alzheimer’s: Disease Brings Drastic Changes to Patients, and Stress to Family Members," New York Times (retrieved 14 Dec 2013):
- (idiomatic, of a business or other activity) The state or characteristic of being well controlled and running smoothly.
- 2010 Dec. 14, Steve Schaefer "Stocks Stable, Best Buy Battered," forbes.com (retrieved 14 Dec 2013):
- Wall Street was on a fairly even keel Tuesday morning but the same could not be said for Best Buy as the company's stock plummeted.
- 2010 Dec. 14, Steve Schaefer "Stocks Stable, Best Buy Battered," forbes.com (retrieved 14 Dec 2013):
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