on keel

== English == === Etymology === From on + keel. === Prepositional phrase === on keel Moving straight ahead without wobbling or tilting. (of a watercraft, etc.) 1980, “Signalman’s Odyssey: part IV,” INSCOM Journal, Arlington, VA: Army Intelligence and Security Command, June, 1980, p. 10,[1] A sudden gust of wind twice caught us unawares, lifted one outrigger balance-pole off the water and nearly had us turned turtle. Immediately, four of us dove along the catwalk, threw our hanging weights onto the poles and, just in time, brought the boat on keel. (figuratively) Under control, proceeding or running smoothly. 2006, George W. Bush, speech given at Kansas State University, quoted in The Washington Post, 23 January, 2006,[2] We don’t always agree with China, of course. It’s a complex relationship, but it’s one in which, in my judgment, it’s best to be in a position where we can dialogue and discuss things in order to keep relations on keel and keep peace in that part of the world. ==== Antonyms ==== off keel === Anagrams === kneelo, Olenek