stabiliser

English

Etymology

stabilise + -er

Noun

stabiliser (plural stabilisers)

  1. (non-Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of stabilizer.
    • Sense 3 of stabilizer:
      1947 September and October, “First Southern Railway Post-War Vessel”, in Railway Magazine, page 294:
      Another interesting feature of the Falaise is that she is provided with a Denny Brown stabiliser to minimise rolling, and amenities for the passenger include the provision of a radio telephone service, which is available on passage.
    • 2021 December 29, “Network News: RAIB: tighten up supervision after 27mph train sideswipe incident”, in RAIL, number 947, page 8:
      The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work.

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From stable + -iser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sta.bi.li.ze/
  • (file)

Verb

stabiliser

  1. (transitive) to stabilise
  2. (reflexive, se stabiliser) to stabilise

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Romanian: stabiliza

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stabiliser

  1. imperative of stabilisere
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