self-righting
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Lister views this as a way to restore a crucial self-righting mechanism to an ecosystem thrown haywire, an ecosystem where “nothing makes sense” any more.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2020
As a crewman, she experienced the light-dark-light full rollover of a self-righting 47, and came back for more.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2019
The loss of TGB led to the development of self-righting lifeboats.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2019
Mobile Virtual Player created mobile, remote-controlled, self-righting “virtual players” to teach players how to tackle.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 4, 2017
A very important feature is that of self-righting.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by William Henry Giles Kingston
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