What is the meaning of steady as she goes?
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What is the meaning of steady as she goes?
Describing someone or something that is progressing in a stable manner. This nautical phrase was originally used in reference to a ship that was sailing steadily. (Ships were traditionally referred to as female.) A: “How’s your new business coming along?” B: “Steady as she goes!
What is the meaning of the term steady as she goes when acting as helmsman?
Phrase AII/1.12 is “steady as she goes” = Steer a steady course on the compass heading indicated at the time of the order. The helmsman is to repeat the order and call out the compass heading on receiving the order. The person giving the order should acknowledge the helmsman’s reply.”
How do you execute the command steady as she goes?
If the ship is turning and the command STEADY or STEADY AS SHE GOES is given, the helmsman notes the heading and brings the ship back to the heading. The helmsman should then reply “STEADY; COURSE ###”. SHIFT YOUR RUDDER Move the rudder to the same angle in the opposite direction from where it is currently ordered.
What does the helm order ease the wheel mean?
When the ship is swinging you may receive the order “ease the wheel.” This means to bring your wheel back slowly to amidships, making sure you do not check the swing of the ship.
Who said steady as she goes?
The Raconteurs
In the United States, the song reached number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart….Steady, As She Goes.
“Steady, As She Goes” | |
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Songwriter(s) | Jack White, Brendan Benson |
Producer(s) | Jack White, Brendan Benson |
The Raconteurs singles chronology |
What is the simile for as steady as a?
a rock
List of AS… AS Similes
as happy as a lark | very happy |
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as steady as a rock | very steady |
as stiff as a board | completely stiff |
as straight as an arrow | straight |
as strong as an ox | very strong |
What does the nautical term meet her mean?
“Meet her” is used when the Conning Officer is steering in a general direction based on a visual reference (like another ship or a surfaced U-Boat) or for such a brief period that stating a course is not particularly useful. In this case, order a course to steer is optional.
What album is steady as she goes on?
2006-10-23: Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Steady, as She Goes/Album
What does steady as steel mean?
Firm, dependable, as in Betty always knows her part; she’s steady as a rock. This simile uses rock in the sense of “something that affords a sure support,” a usage dating from the early 1500s.