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Meanings of even keel in English

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Usage of even keel in English
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The gauge showed that we were gradually rising on an even keel.
The Dream Doctor
2
They could never be on an even keel at the same time.
The house
3
Lateral Equilibrium or Stability.-Maintenanceof the machine on an even keel transversely.
Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
4
Little town like this, that's what keeps things on an even keel.
The Name of the Wind
5
Minks, he was certain, could-anddid, sailing therefore upon an even keel.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
6
Still, so far, Frank managed to keep it on an even keel.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
7
In good times his political machine had kept Scotland on an even keel.
How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
8
She was on an absolutely even keel, as nearly as he could tell.
Aground
9
As she comes back towards an even keel the wind catches the sails.
All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways
10
The plane was on an even keel for a few seconds.
The wrong venus
11
Still she reached the water upon an even keel, though now much overladen.
Benita, an African romance
12
We were upon an even keel again, the enemy level with our bow.
Wandl the Invader
13
As always, you're the one who keeps things here on an even keel.
Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
14
I can steady you, and keep you on an even keel.
Within arm's reach
15
But the next moment Jack had her on an even keel.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone
16
She is running on an even keel now, though that won't last long.
A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia
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