The order given to the steersman, in a fair wind, to steer the ship on her course without deviating; to which he answers, Steady it is, sir.
·noun Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. II. Steady ·vi To become...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A hawser carried out to some fixed object to keep a vessel steady in a tide-way, or in preparation f...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A fresh breeze pretty uniform in force and direction. ...
·add. ·- Connecticut; — a nickname alluding to the moral character of its inhabitants, implied by t...