Shifting
Shifting , adjective
1.
Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
2.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Collocations (4)
Shifting backstays (Nautical) , 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.
Shifting locomotive , See Switching engine, under Switch.