shifting : Idioms & Phrases

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Shifting backstays

  • (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Webster 1913

Shifting ballast

  • ballast which may be moved from one side of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Webster 1913

Shifting center

  • . See Metacenter.
Webster 1913

Shifting locomotive

  • . See Switching engine, under Switch.
Webster 1913