"stiffship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stiffships [plural]
Etymology: From stiff + ship. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stiff|ship}} stiff + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} stiffship (plural stiffships)
  1. (nautical) Too much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-stiffship-en-noun-dMvl4ppB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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