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stiffening order

stiffening order noun: a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

Noun

stiffening order (plural stiffening orders)

  1. (historical) A permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

Forms of stiffening order

pluralstiffening orders

Questions about stiffening order

What does stiffening order mean?
Stiffening order means a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.
What part of speech is stiffening order?
Stiffening order is a noun.
What is the plural of stiffening order?
The plural of stiffening order is stiffening orders.

Words near stiffening order in the dictionary

  1. stiffened up
  2. stiffener
  3. stiffeners
  4. stiffeneth
  5. stiffening
  6. stiffening order
  7. stiffening orders
  8. stiffening up
  9. stiffenings
  10. stiffens
  11. stiffens up

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