steady
/ˈstɪdi/ adverb C2- To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute. · After the sprint pieces, we rowed steady for the rest of practice.
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As Rikki-tikki went up the path, he heard his “attention” notes like a tiny dinner gong, and then the steady “Ding-dong-tock!
“She is,” said Marilla, “and she’s real steady and reliable now.
The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
When the Cowardly Lion stepped upon the raft it tipped badly, for he was big and heavy; but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood upon the other end to steady it, and they had long poles in their hands to push the raft through the water.
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