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self-righting

American

[self-rahy-ting] / sɛlfˈraɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.

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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

It was the first self-righting boat ever constructed.

From The Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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