stiffship

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noun

Too much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability.

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Meanings

nounstiffship (plural stiffships)

plural stiffships

  1. nauticalToo much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability.

Origin

From stiff + ship.

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APA

stiffship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiffship

MLA

“stiffship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiffship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiffship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiffship.

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