Meanings
plural stabilisers
- alternativenon-Oxford British EnglishAlternative spelling of stabilizer.
The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work.
2021 December 29, “Network News: RAIB: tighten up supervision after 27mph train sideswipe incident”, in RAIL, number 947, page 81 more example
Another interesting feature of the Falaise is that she is provided with a Denny Brown stabiliser to minimise rolling, and amenities for the passenger include the provision of a radio telephone service, which is available on passage.
1947 September and October, “First Southern Railway Post-War Vessel”, in Railway Magazine, page 294
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*staējō
- Proto-Italic*staēō
- Proto-Italic*staðlis?
- Latinstabili
- Old Frenchestable
- Anglo-Normanstabe
- Middle Englishstable
- Englishstable
- Englishstabilise
- Englishstabiliser
Cite this entry
stabiliser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabiliser
“stabiliser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabiliser. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stabiliser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabiliser.
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