stiffening order

noun

A permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

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Meanings

nounstiffening order (plural stiffening orders)

plural stiffening orders

  1. historicalnauticalA permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.
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