The ice fields became smoother.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
In spite of his efforts, a wave broke on board, and sitting ankle-deep in water, he waited until there was a slightly smoother patch in front of him, and then swung the dinghy round.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
It occurred to Alison that this was a tactful way of expressing it, though she was not sure that the delicacy was altogether Thorne's, for she had no doubt that her hostess had once been accustomed to a much smoother life in the Canadian cities.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss