01 a. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
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1.
Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
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2.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Phrases & compounds
Shifting backstays —
temporary stays that have to be let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast —
ballast which may be moved from one side of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center —
See Metacenter.