self-righting
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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That being said, this was an out-of-sorts performance from the Easter Road side that never looked like self-righting after a dreadful start.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2020
As a crewman, she experienced the light-dark-light full rollover of a self-righting 47, and came back for more.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2019
Mobile Virtual Player created mobile, remote-controlled, self-righting “virtual players” to teach players how to tackle.
From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017
You can throw it through windows and doors, it goes up stairs, it's self-righting.
From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2013
If the upsetting was slow and difficult, the self-righting was magically quick and easy.
From Saved by the Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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