feathering : Idioms & Phrases
Feathering float
(Naut.) , the float or paddle of a feathering wheel.
Webster 1913
Feathering screw
(Naut.) , a screw propeller, of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Webster 1913
Feathering wheel
(Naut.) , a paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.