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self-ˈrighting, vbl. n.
[self- 1 b.]
Of a boat: The action of righting itself after being upset. So self-ˈrighting ppl. a.
1855Art. Life-boat Inst. (Paris Exhib.) in Brit. Alm. & Comp. (1856) 50 The power of self-righting if upset. 1858Merc. Marine Mag. V. 115 The new class of self-righting life-boats. 1882Encycl. Brit. XIV. 573/1 Surf-boats, incapable of self-righting.
fig.1891Times 14 Jan. 5/3 The self-righting power which British constitutions derive from the absolute freedom of the people. |