self-rightv.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈrʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈraɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, right v.

Etymology: < self- prefix + right v. (compare right v. 8), after self-righting n.

intransitive. To return to an upright position automatically; spec. (of a boat) to right itself after capsizing.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > right itself

right1684

self-right1852

1852 Lect. Results Great Exhib.1851 xii. 577 She [sc. a life-boat] would not free herself of water, nor self-right in the event of being upset.

1878 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 Jan. 115/2 A cuspadore having a..base..of greater thickness than its throat and breast, and of sufficient gravity to cause the vessel to self-right when upset.

1935 Times 25 Apr. (Lifeboat Suppl.) p. ii/2 The bigger boats..cannot self-right, but they are much more stable.

2000 Observer 16 July 6/6 Machines with a capacity to self-right could still be defeated if they were squashed flat.

2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Nov. 37 If flipped, the boat self-rights in seconds.

Derivatives

self-ˈrighter n. a self-righting boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > with reference to behaviour at sea > that is self-righting

self-righter1865

1865 Isle of Wight Observer 7 Jan. The catastrophes at Scarborough..where the ‘self-righters’ became coffins.

1939 Times 26 Jan. 7/3 The boats were built as ‘self-righters’ at the request of the lifeboat authorities in St. Ives.

2007 Cornishman (Nexis) 3 May 50 The boat—named Scilly Boys—is a specially-built 29ft self righter with a distinct livery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-right
释义	self-rightv. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈraɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, right v. Etymology: < self- prefix + right v. (compare right v. 8), after self-righting n. intransitive. To return to an upright position automatically; spec. (of a boat) to right itself after capsizing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > right itself right1684 self-right1852 1852 Lect. Results Great Exhib.1851 xii. 577 She [sc. a life-boat] would not free herself of water, nor self-right in the event of being upset. 1878 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 Jan. 115/2 A cuspadore having a..base..of greater thickness than its throat and breast, and of sufficient gravity to cause the vessel to self-right when upset. 1935 Times 25 Apr. (Lifeboat Suppl.) p. ii/2 The bigger boats..cannot self-right, but they are much more stable. 2000 Observer 16 July 6/6 Machines with a capacity to self-right could still be defeated if they were squashed flat. 2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Nov. 37 If flipped, the boat self-rights in seconds. Derivatives self-ˈrighter n. a self-righting boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > with reference to behaviour at sea > that is self-righting self-righter1865 1865 Isle of Wight Observer 7 Jan. The catastrophes at Scarborough..where the ‘self-righters’ became coffins. 1939 Times 26 Jan. 7/3 The boats were built as ‘self-righters’ at the request of the lifeboat authorities in St. Ives. 2007 Cornishman (Nexis) 3 May 50 The boat—named Scilly Boys—is a specially-built 29ft self righter with a distinct livery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1852
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