About The Word Feathering
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Feathering
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What's The Definition Of Feathering?
[n] turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
Synonyms | Synonyms for Feathering: feather Related Terms | Find terms related to Feathering: See Also | rotation | row | rowing Feathering In Webster's Dictionary \Feath"er*ing\, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as {Foliation}.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See {To feather an oar}, under {Feather}, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
{Feathering float} (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
{Feathering screw} (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
{Feathering wheel} (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.
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